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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.
6,239 approved · 602 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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, Stradling Close, Sully
Received 8 Mar 2024Black Tab, 12, Paget Road, Barry
Received 24 May 202364, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 8 Dec 2025Land South of A48, Penllyn
Received 21 Oct 202132 Dunraven Close, Cowbridge
Received 17 Aug 202610, Windsor Lofts, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 20 Jun 2022Cherilee, 118, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 6 Sept 2022Cliff Lea, 3, Cliff Parade, Penarth
Received 12 Mar 202623, Dinas Road, Penarth
Received 27 Oct 202317, Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 1 Nov 2024Yr Hen Melin Wynt, Windmill Close, Wick
Received 11 Sept 202525, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 14 Apr 2022The Old Vicarage, Penmark
Received 2 Jan 2024The Fox, Penllyn
Received 13 Sept 2023Porthkerry House, Porthkerry
Received 22 Nov 2021Ty Coleg, College Gardens, Llantwit Major
Received 24 Jan 2022Unit 445, District Centre, Barry Waterfront, Ffordd Y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 12 Sept 2022Milburn House, 5 Milburn Close, Rhoose
Received 21 Oct 2024Dragon Way, Bro Tathan West, St. Athan
Received 20 Nov 202386, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 26 May 2023Laburnum House, Duffryn Lane, St Nicholas
Received 7 Nov 202512, White House, Barry
Received 1 Sept 202111, Lower Cwrt Y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 9 Dec 202162, Adenfield Way, Rhoose
Received 24 Mar 2022Records 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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