Conwy County Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Conwy County Borough Council decided more than 660 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 14% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Conwy 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).
Figures for Conwy County Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 660 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 14%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 50 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 22%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 73plan adopted 2013 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Conwy County Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the impact of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“| consider that the main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including from the loss of protected trees.”
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“The main issues are whether the proposal would accord with planning policies which seek to strictly control development in the open countryside; and the effect of the development on the purposes and openness of the green wedge and whether any…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are, the applicability of policy CTH/3 of the adopted Conwy Local Development Plan (LDP), and the effect of the proposed new dwelling on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.