Planning applications in Anglesey

Planning in Anglesey

Driveways and dropped kerbs stand out in Anglesey. More than 2,000 such applications have been made, and about 1 in 6 was refused. That is a little better than the 1 in 5 seen across the areas we cover, but it is the project most likely to be turned down here, worse than anything else in the common list. If you are planning a new access or a wider dropped kerb, look at what has been approved on nearby roads before you apply.

Garden rooms and outbuildings are the busiest kind of work, with more than 6,000 applications since 1984 and about 1 in 9 refused. Windows and doors are refused about 1 in 13 times and fences, walls and gates about 1 in 14. Loft conversions and dormers are about 1 in 9, side extensions about 1 in 10, and solar panels only about 1 in 23.

Rear extensions are among the easiest: just 13 of the 309 were refused, or about 1 in 22. Front extensions and porches are about 1 in 19. These are small numbers of applications compared with outbuildings and driveways, which tells you something about what people here tend to build.

Across all the more than 44,000 applications decided since 1984, about 1 in 8 was refused, slightly more lenient than the 1 in 7 national rate. The busiest year on record was 1989, with 1,557 applications. In 2025 there were 884, against an average of about 965 a year in the three years before, and the refusal rate was much the same, about 1 in 12 compared with about 1 in 13.

Householder applications took a median of 7.9 weeks to decide between 2023 and 2025, and about 70% were decided within 8 weeks. That is a reasonably quick turnaround, so a straightforward extension or outbuilding application should not hang around for long.

Figures in this section as of 9 October 2026.