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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.
6,285 approved · 602 refused · 442 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plaisted House, Llanmaes
Received 7 Dec 202317, Elm Grove Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 29 Apr 2022N C H Headlands School, St Augustine's Road, Penarth
Received 12 Aug 2025Palmers Cottage, Barren Hill, Penmark
Received 21 Feb 2024Crafts By The Sea, Church Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 26 Oct 2022Hillbrow, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 15 Apr 20241, Cardigan Road, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Oct 20242, Clos Y Fulfran, Barry
Received 22 Mar 202126, Wynd Street, Barry
Received 20 Jan 2026Three Elms, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 13 Feb 2026Dyllwyn, Morfa Lane, Wenvoe
Received 6 Jul 2026The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterston Super Ely
Received 21 Feb 2024Milverton Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 4 Nov 2024Acorn Holiday Park, Nut Walk, Llantwit Major
Received 22 May 202435, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 3 Jan 2025Windmill Park, Hayes Road, Barry
Received 15 Feb 202357, Bron Awelon, Barry
Received 22 Mar 202323, Duffryn Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 18 Jul 2023Pwll Sarn Farm, A48 St Nicholas, St Nicholas
Received 25 Nov 2025Barry Building Services Ltd., 20, Plymouth Road, Barry
Received 25 Apr 2023Ty'r Onnen, 9 Madoc Close, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Jul 202621, Blodyn Y Gog, Barry
Received 18 Sept 2023Dinas Powys Athletic Club, Playhill, Dinas Powys
Received 16 Dec 2022The Station Hotel, 162 Windsor Road, Cogan
Received 7 Jul 2026Records 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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