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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.
6,240 approved · 602 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
42 Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 22 Jan 2025Fron, Wellwood Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Apr 2025Sea View Labour Club, Dock View Road, Barry
Received 20 Jun 2023East Hall, Fonmon, Barry
Received 14 Mar 2025Land on Hayes Road, Sully.
Received 7 Jun 2024Land to the North of Hayes Road, Sully
Received 21 Apr 202318, Uplands Crescent, Llandough, Penarth
Received 2 Dec 2022St Cattwg's Park, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Received 17 Jul 2025East quay, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 27 Nov 2024Tower Hill Residential Home, 54, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 29 Sept 202130A, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 5 Jun 20233, Orchard Way, Gileston
Received 29 Sept 202219, Vale Street, Barry
Received 12 Dec 2023Endstop, 1A, Constitution Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 30 Oct 202333 Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 28 May 202622, Croffta, Dinas Powys
Received 9 May 20221, Breaksea Close, Sully
Received 5 Jan 2024Beaulieu, 13 Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 18 Nov 202443, Plas St. Andresse, Penarth
Received 6 Dec 2023Marie Curie Cancer Shop, 19 Windsor Road, Penarth, CF64 1JB
Received 2 May 202457 Buttrills Road, Barry
Received 17 Aug 202665, Porth y Castell, Barry
Received 21 Feb 2022Unit C and Unit D, Valegate Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
Received 5 Aug 202216, Trem Y Bae, Penarth
Received 20 May 2025Records 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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