Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council decided more than 260 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 58 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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16 July 2026 · Approved
Full planning application for the construction of 26no. residential units and associated works
Land Of The Former County Hotel Western Terrace, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6ES · P/2025/0336
Figures for Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 260 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 6%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 58 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 1%of 62 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 23 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | Too few appeals |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2022 |
| Local Plan policies held | 64plan adopted 2012 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.