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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.
6,232 approved · 602 refused · 438 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1, The Verlands, Cowbridge
Received 6 Dec 2023Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St, Brides Super Ely
Received 17 May 2022Fern Cottage, Llwyn Nwyddog Farm, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 20 Mar 2023Meadowcroft, Meadowcroft Dairy, Port Road, Rhoose
Received 18 Mar 2024Land off Sandy Lane, Ystradowen
Received 9 Jun 2025Ruthin Lodge, Sigingstone
Received 20 Aug 2025Land East of Graig Penllyn
Received 1 Oct 202116 Clive Place, Barry
Received 19 Mar 2026Tynywaun Farm, Newton
Received 23 Aug 2021Land/garden to side of 26, Uplands Crescent, Llandough
Received 19 Jul 2021Golden Grove, Coldbrook Road West, Barry
Received 8 Apr 20226, Dyfrig Street, Barry
Received 31 Oct 2023St. Donats Art Centre, St. Donats Castle, East Drive, St.Donats
Received 1 Apr 2021Land on Hayes Road, Sully
Received 19 Jul 2023Former Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Aberthin Road, Cowbridge
Received 28 Jun 202417, Cross Street, Barry
Received 17 Mar 2022Chy Avallon, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 19 Jul 2022Marie Curie Hospice, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 5 Nov 2021Nevolyen, 14, Burnham Avenue, Sully, Penarth
Received 9 Jul 202145, Conybeare Road, Sully
Received 30 Aug 20232, Baruc Way, Barry
Received 10 Oct 20231, Victoria Avenue, Penarth
Received 4 Nov 202128 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 4 Aug 2025Land to the East of St. Nicholas
Received 28 Mar 2023Records 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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