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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.
6,540 approved · 622 refused · 459 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dinas Powys Golf Club, 34 Highwalls Road, Dinas Powys, CF64 4AJ
Received 4 Aug 202517, Glastonbury Road, Sully
Received 18 Jul 2023Toad Hall, Llandow
Received 13 Feb 2024Fox and Hounds, Llancarfan
Received 25 Sept 202516 Whitcliffe Drive, Penarth
Received 25 Nov 2025Willowmere, Llandough Hill, Llandough
Received 23 Dec 2020CCFC Training Centre, opposite Hensol Villas, Cardiff
Received 16 May 2025Oakland Mews, Tower Hill, Penarth
Received 12 Jun 2025Field access to the West of Village Farm House, Colwinston
Received 13 Oct 202315, Cwrt Y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 2 Mar 2023Plot 5, The Highlands, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 29 Dec 20238, Denbigh Drive, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 23 Jun 2023Oddfellows Lodge, Monknash
Received 18 Nov 202412 Park Crescent, Barry
Received 27 Apr 2026Castle View, Wick Road, St Brides Major
Received 6 Apr 202375, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 4 Mar 2024Ewenny Priory, Abbey Road, Ewenny
Received 20 Sept 202246, Porlock Drive, Sully
Received 17 Mar 2022Caerleon House, 4 Rhoose Road, Rhoose
Received 22 Oct 20243, White House, Barry
Received 8 Jan 2021Llantwit Major Ambulance Station, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Jul 20212, Bramble Rise, Cogan, Penarth
Received 15 May 202337 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 15 Jun 202614, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 3 Apr 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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