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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.
5,998 approved · 587 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rivendell, 17 Le Sor Hill, Peterston Super Ely
Received 14 Nov 2024The Misk, 7, Flush Meadow, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Aug 202212, Tair Gwaun, Penarth
Received 26 Aug 2022Holiday Inn Express, Port Road, Rhoose
Received 24 Oct 2022Former Eastbrook Methodist Chapel, Chapel Row, Eastbrook, Dinas Powys
Received 6 Dec 202116, Heol Y Frenhines, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Jul 2023130, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 18 Mar 2024Wild Goose Lodge, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea
Received 20 Apr 20225 Pioden For, Barry
Received 23 Mar 2022Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 16 Sept 2024East Court, Cardiff Road, Cowbridge
Received 17 Feb 2025104, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 6 Feb 2025Uwc Atlantic College, St Donats Castle, Atlantic College, East Drive, St Donats, Llantwit Major
Received 7 May 2025Sycamore Cottage, Llanbethery
Received 2 Nov 20211 Hensol Villas, Hensol
Received 5 Feb 20265, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge
Received 4 Dec 2023Barclays, 62 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 17 Sept 202541, Samson Street, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jan 2024Mary Immaculate School, Caerau Lane, Wenvoe
Received 7 Sept 202310, Love Lane, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 17 Dec 2021Tadno, Twyncyn. Dinas Powys
Received 6 May 2025Rock House, 9 Beach Road, Penarth
Received 18 Aug 202512, Beaumont Close, Barry
Received 10 Sept 2021Various locations in Wenvoe
Received 26 Jul 2024Records 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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