But there's one sense developers have yet to exploit - smell.

Better planning under the Land Use Framework would prevent "high-quality farmland" being lost to developers pushing for prime land near urban areas, Defra said.

In the UK some organisations – including the BBC – have chosen to block AI developers from trawling their online content for training purposes.

The developers behind Cardiff Parkway had been waiting for a decision after the original planning application was called in for review by the Welsh government in October 2022.

Director Rachel Clements said the previous Conservative government's changes in 2023, which removed mandatory housing targets, meant developers were less likely to submit an application because of the likelihood of refusal.