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Wales planning applications
65,379 applications. 89% approved. 56 days at the median council.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 65,379 planning applications from 22 of the 22 local planning authorities in Wales. 14,287 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 89% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Every council in Wales
Applications on record, with each council's own approval rate and decision speed
| Council | On record | Last 12 months | Approved | Median days | Decision times |
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| Blaenau Gwent | 235 | 205 | — | — | Not yet measured |
| Bridgend | 1,232 | 695 | 88% | 83 | How long decisions take |
| Caerphilly | 1,384 | 824 | 77% | 55 | How long decisions take |
| Cardiff | 5,325 | 2,146 | 94% | 54 | How long decisions take |
| Carmarthenshire | 9,642 | 1,342 | 83% | 53 | How long decisions take |
| Ceredigion | 756 | 657 | — | — | Not yet measured |
| Conwy | 2,770 | 783 | 86% | 72 | How long decisions take |
| Denbighshire | 505 | 472 | — | — | Not yet measured |
| Flintshire | 1,594 | 1,006 | 90% | 55 | How long decisions take |
| Gwynedd | 663 | 604 | — | — | Not yet measured |
| Isle of Anglesey | 3,446 | 793 | 93% | 64 | How long decisions take |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 500 | 306 | 91% | 49 | How long decisions take |
| Monmouthshire | 1,984 | 1,027 | 95% | 56 | How long decisions take |
| Neath Port Talbot | 1,071 | 653 | 96% | 56 | How long decisions take |
| Newport | 1,570 | 975 | 80% | 64 | How long decisions take |
| Pembrokeshire | 1,394 | 901 | 84% | 54 | How long decisions take |
| Powys | 13,332 | 1,351 | 85% | 63 | How long decisions take |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 5,791 | 1,001 | 94% | 58 | How long decisions take |
| Swansea | 8,023 | 1,805 | 88% | 55 | How long decisions take |
| Torfaen | 786 | 453 | 92% | 55 | How long decisions take |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 2,059 | 1,173 | 91% | 63 | How long decisions take |
| Wrexham | 1,317 | 745 | 94% | 60 | How long decisions take |
Approval rates and median days come from the PlanIndex decision-times study; a dash means the council has too few timed decisions to measure fairly. Councils without a count are not yet ingested.
Latest applications in Wales
Data to September 2026
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26/P/0425/CND Awaiting decision
123 Bowleaze Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4LG
Discharge of condition 3 (Biodiversity) of planning permission 26/P/0004/FUL
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P2026/0580 Awaiting decision
Land To The West Of Monastery Road Neath Abbey Neath Port Talbot SA10 7DH
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 4 (Written Scheme of Archaeological Investigation) of planning permission P2024/0668 dated 21.01.2025 (for 25 car parking spaces and a coach parking bay)
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P2026/0574 Awaiting decision
Land At Heol Tabor Cwmavon Neath Port Talbot SA12 9PS
Residential development of up to 10 No. units with engineering works, access, drainage, landscaping and associated site works at Heol Tabor, Cwmavan.
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26/0684 Awaiting decision
44 Bailey Street Newport South Wales NP20 4DJ
CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (B1 USE) TO TATTOO STUDIO (SUI GENERIS)
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26/0682 Awaiting decision
Ground Floor St Davids House 137 Commercial Street Newport South Wales NP20 1LN
NMA APPLICATION TO VARY CONDITION 1 (APPROVED PLANS) OF 22/0542 CONVERSION, EXTENSION AND PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, TO CREATE 13 NO. FLATS ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED REFUSE, RECYCLING AND CYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES. AMENDMENTS INCLUDE CHANGES TO INTERNAL LAYOUT
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P2026/0572 Awaiting decision
Land Off Pen-Y-Bryn & Menai Avenue Croeserw Cymmer Neath Port Talbot SA13 3SD
Proposed development comprising the construction of 25 no. residential units (1 no. 1-bedroom visitable flat, 4 no. 1-bedroom accessible and adoptable flat, 3 no. 1-bedroom wheelchair user flat, 1 no. 2-bedroom flat, 10 no. 1-bedroom walk-up flat, 4 no. 1-bedroom bungalow and 2 no. 2-bedroom semi-detached house) with associated works across two sites at land off Pen-Y-Bryn & Menai Avenue, Croeserw, Port Talbot.
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26/0765/ADV Awaiting decision
Castell Mynach Public House Llantrisant Road Groes-faen Pontyclun Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8NH
Erection of replacement signage scheme.
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26/0764/FUL Awaiting decision
32 Caemawr Gardens Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9DB
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a two storey full width extension to form a utility room and bedroom, together with the erection of a front porch.
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26/0761/FUL Awaiting decision
The Co Operative Pharmacy 31 De Winton Street Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CF40 2RA
Demolition of vacant outbuilding and formation of off-street car parking.
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26/0374/PA Status unknown
Drovers Arms, PUNCHESTON, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 5RJ
Change of use of public house to residential flats (partly in retrospect)
Common questions
How many local planning authorities are there in Wales?
Wales has 22 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 22 of which have applications indexed here. Each has its own hub with volumes, approval rates and the latest submissions.
How many planning applications does Wales decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, councils in Wales decided 14,287 planning applications. 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
Which council in Wales decides planning applications fastest?
Of the 18 Wales councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, Merthyr Tydfil had the fastest median in the year to September 2026 at 49 days from application to decision. The slowest was Bridgend at 83 days.
How long does a planning decision take in Wales?
Taking the median council in Wales, a planning decision takes 56 days from application to decision, measured across 13,876 decisions from 18 ranked councils. The figure is the median of each council's own median, so one large authority cannot move it on its own.
Which is the busiest council in Wales for planning applications?
Cardiff recorded 2,146 applications in the 12 months to September 2026, the most of any council in Wales over that period.