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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.
6,264 approved · 602 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Coach House, St Mary Hill
Received 4 Aug 2025Mill Cottage, Church Farm, Clemenstone
Received 14 Jun 202336, Porlock Drive, Sully
Received 27 Mar 202433 Churchfields, Barry
Received 17 Sept 202432, South Road, Sully
Received 19 Jul 202214 Fforest Drive, Barry
Received 2 Oct 2025St. Brides Court, St. Brides Major
Received 24 Dec 20212 & 2A, The Parade, Barry
Received 4 Jun 20211a, Hannah Street, Barry
Received 21 Nov 2022Ty-twyn, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 22 May 2026Crossways House, Cross Ways, Cowbridge
Received 29 Dec 2023Land at Hayes Road , Barry
Received 26 Jan 2022Land to the south of Blackton Lane and west of Port Road, Rhoose
Received 19 Nov 2024Duffryn Llof Farm, Tredodridge
Received 13 Jul 2022Land to the West of Woodham Park, Barry
Received 1 Oct 202114A, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 3 Sept 2021Springfield, 8 Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 9 Dec 2025Lower Greenway Farm, Pen Y Waun To Junction A48, Bonvilston
Received 12 Aug 202578 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 5 Aug 2025St Marys Well Bay Road, Penarth
Received 3 Jun 2024The Granary, Trepit Road, Wick
Received 11 Mar 202265 St John's View, St Athan
Received 21 Jan 202656 Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 18 Aug 2025Murch Junior School, Fairoaks, Dinas Powys
Received 31 Jan 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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