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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of Glamorgan Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,193 approved · 595 refused · 434 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
4, White House, Barry
Received 3 Apr 2024Penarth Bowls Club, Rectory Road, Penarth
Received 2 Feb 2026Land to the rear of 21, Victoria Road and 2, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 21 Feb 202240 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 20 May 2024Buttercup Barn, Dimlands Road, St Donats, Llantwit Major
Received 15 Jan 2026Cradley, Swanbridge Road, Sully
Received 30 May 202216, Wood Street, Penarth
Received 10 Sept 2021Dyffryn Gardens, Duffryn Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 3 Jan 2025Llanblethian Castle, Cowbridge
Received 12 Jan 202339, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 23 Jul 2021Argoed Isha Quarry, Llansannor, Llanharry
Received 12 May 2025Boverton Castle, Eagleswell Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 17 Sept 2025Pantwilkin Stables, Unit 6, Aberthin
Received 15 Dec 20251 Vale View Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 26 Nov 2025The Meadows, 7 Tyla Rhosyr, Cowbridge
Received 6 Feb 2025Land at Model Farm, Port Road, Rhoose
Received 7 Aug 2019Haydock House, 1 Holton Road, Barry
Received 27 Mar 2024Wernlas, St Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Apr 2025The Old Sails Lodge, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 19 Jul 20228 Crossfield Road, Barry
Received 8 Apr 2025St. Cyres Road, Penarth
Received 23 Jun 202337, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea, Bridgend
Received 11 Mar 2025103, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 12 Apr 2024Dan Y Bryn, St. Brides Major
Received 14 Oct 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Vale of Glamorgan Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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