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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.
6,462 approved · 612 refused · 453 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Salt House, Church Street, Cowbridge
Received 13 Jun 2023Kailily Farm, Pont Sarn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 16 Jun 202515, St Augustine's Road, Penarth
Received 15 Dec 2023290, Barry Road, Barry
Received 1 Oct 2024Glen Haven, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 14 Feb 2023Christ Church Presbyterian, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 25 Aug 2024Plot 11, Land at Brenroy Road, Llandow
Received 3 Feb 2022The Poplars, South Gate,Cowbridge, CF71 7BD
Received 11 Aug 2025Eastcote, 30 Clifton Street, Barry
Received 17 Dec 2024Tyn Y Cae, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 12 Feb 2024Jocelyn, 39, Boverton Brook, Boverton
Received 18 Aug 202116 Priory Gardens, Barry
Received 3 Jun 2025The Laurels, Caer Worgan, Llantwit Major
Received 15 Jan 2025Old Middle Hill, Walterston, Llancarfan
Received 3 Aug 2021Porthkerry Country Park, Cafe, Barry
Received 8 Jul 2026Santa Clara, 20, Evenlode Avenue, Penarth
Received 24 Mar 20221, Stone House, Dyffryn
Received 18 Nov 202137 Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 20 Jul 202619, Rhodfar Morwydd, Penarth
Received 22 Nov 2021Woodland either side of road between Keepers Lodge and the entrance to Taskforce Paintball, Penllyn
Received 4 Nov 202113, Millbrook Heights, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Dec 20241, Windsor Place, Penarth
Received 11 Apr 202312, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 24 Mar 2022Holmview, Pen Y Turnpike, Dinas Powys
Received 30 Jan 2020Records 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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