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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.
6,512 approved · 619 refused · 459 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 19 Aug 2026135, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 19 Jul 202112, Gelyn Y Cler, Barry
Received 19 Sept 2024Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St Brides Super Ely
Received 5 Jul 2024Gwynfa, David Street, Wick
Received 25 Jun 20215, Meadow View Court, Sully
Received 17 Aug 2026Field North of Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 1 Sept 202510, Tewdrig Close, Llantwit Major
Received 19 May 2021White Lodge, 117, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 16 Aug 2024Sonning, 19 Heol Sant Bridget, St Brides Major, CF32 0SL
Received 8 Aug 2025Memorial Hall Theatre, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 12 Sept 20255, Despenser Road, Sully
Received 23 Jun 202320 Archer Road, Penarth
Received 21 Oct 20253, Herbert Terrace, Penarth
Received 25 Oct 2024Bridge Farm Bungalow, St. Brides Road, Ewenny
Received 9 Dec 20214 Augusta Crescent, Penarth
Received 19 Aug 2026The Old St. Hilary Filing Station, Welsh St. Donats
Received 3 Sept 202163, Shakespeare Avenue, Penarth
Received 18 Apr 2024Llanmihangel Cottage, Llanmihangel
Received 27 Feb 2023Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc, 9 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 26 Jun 2025Southra Farm, Southra, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Oct 2021Y Hen Fferm Dy, Flemingston
Received 7 Nov 20246, Vale Court, Cowbridge
Received 22 Sept 2021Glanffawydd, Welsh St. Donats
Received 30 Oct 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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