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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.
6,638 approved · 631 refused · 461 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
London House, 89, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 28 Mar 202410 Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 9 Mar 2026Filco, 2, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 9 Jun 2021Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Aberthin Road, Cowbridge
Received 10 May 2022Land at Fonmon, to the west of Cardiff Airport. (CAS-01391-M3G6Q9)
Received 11 Jan 2023Pantwilkin Stables, Barn 1, Unnamed Private Road From A48 To Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 21 May 2025Unit 1, 1 Birds Lane, Cowbridge
Received 22 May 202329 Britten Road, Penarth
Received 3 Jul 2025171, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 3 May 2022Crossway Methodist Church, Court Road, Barry
Received 17 Jul 2025Court Road Depot, Barry Road, Barry
Received 27 Jul 2021Sandy Ridge, 58, Craig Yr Eos Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 11 Aug 202237, Sherbourne Close, Barry
Received 26 Oct 2022Court Newydd, St. Brides Major
Received 30 Jun 2022The Fig Tree, Esplanade, Penarth
Received 29 Jan 2024Dyffryn Business Park, Llantwit Major Road, Llandow
Received 7 Aug 2023The Fox, Penllyn
Received 13 Sept 2023Pond Cottage, Llysworney
Received 24 May 2023Broughton & Sunnybank Cottage, Chapel Road, Broughton, Vale Of Glamorgan
Received 8 Oct 2024155 Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 17 Apr 202514, Tair Onen, St. Hilary
Received 13 Dec 202158 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 17 Mar 2025Plot 5 Brocastle Strategic Employment Site, Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill), Brocastle, Bridgend.
Received 3 Aug 20267a, Beach Road, Penarth
Received 6 May 2022Records 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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