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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.
6,591 approved · 625 refused · 459 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Clinton Road, Penarth
Received 11 Mar 2025Wesley Chapel, Wesley Street, Llantwit Major
Received 29 Nov 2021Land at Heol y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 29 Dec 20231, Porlock Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 4 Aug 2021Brown Lion Cottage, LLanmaes
Received 14 Feb 202217, Castle Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Dec 2021The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterston Super Ely
Received 6 Oct 20262, Sutton Road, Llandow, Cowbridge
Received 6 Mar 2023Duffryn House, The Causeway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 17 Mar 2022Broadlands, 11 Ewenny Cross, Ewenny
Received 18 Jun 20245, Plas Gwernen, Barry
Received 10 May 202110, The Highlands, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 6 Feb 2023The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Cowbridge
Received 24 Oct 2024Clevecloud, 2 Weston Avenue, Sully
Received 31 Mar 202512, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 7 Jul 202234, Cardigan Crescent, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 19 Apr 2023Barns at Prisk Farm, Prisk, Cowbridge
Received 29 Dec 20251, Coed Bach, Barry
Received 22 Dec 2021Casabruno 18 The Mount, Dinas Powys
Received 7 Mar 20257, Lower Farm Court, Rhoose
Received 2 Jun 2023Cymle, The Rhiw, Craig Penllyn
Received 20 Oct 2020Morfa Farm, Squirrel Oak Barn, Morfa Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jul 202573 Colcot Road, Barry
Received 14 May 2025Holmelea Mews, 3 Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 23 Sept 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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