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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.
6,243 approved · 602 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Robinswood, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 30 Jun 2021Hensol Castle, Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 26 Feb 202419 John Street, Penarth
Received 5 Mar 2024Greytops, Access Road At Redwood Lodge, lysworney
Received 7 Jan 2026Plot adjacent to 34, Smithies Avenue, Sully
Received 9 Feb 2023163, Holton Road, Barry
Received 11 Aug 2022176 Jenner Road, Barry
Received 22 Oct 202420, Heol Pilipala, Rhoose
Received 5 May 2023Tir Abad, Dimlands Road, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Dec 202162, Cornwall Rise, Barry
Received 9 Dec 2024Bakelite Synthetics, Momentive Speciality Chemicals, Sully Moors Road, Sully
Received 21 Oct 2024102, Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 16 Jun 202126, Marine Drive, Barry
Received 18 Mar 202427 Barberry Rise, Cogan, Penarth
Received 1 Jul 2024The Marlpits, St Donats
Received 10 Feb 20255, Coed Yr Odyn, Barry
Received 28 Jun 2022Cold Knap Gardens, Lakeside, Barry
Received 20 Jan 20234, Maillard's Haven, Penarth
Received 12 Nov 2021Hafod, 34, Robinswood Crescent, Penarth
Received 11 Oct 20215, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge
Received 12 Jul 202324, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 8 Jul 2024The Old Rectory, Unnamed Lane From Porthkerry Road To The Old Rectory, Porthkerry
Received 20 Oct 202510, White House, Barry
Received 31 Jan 202231, Llys Dwynwen, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Aug 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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