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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.
6,732 approved · 633 refused · 464 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Baobab, Highlight Lane, Barry
Received 16 Apr 2024Docks Office, Subway Road, Barry
Received 9 Feb 202394, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 9 Jun 20239, Heol Ty Draw, Barry
Received 23 Feb 20269, Castle Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 13 Feb 2025Barons Court, Penarth Road, Penarth
Received 1 Feb 20237, Wayside Cottages, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 3 Apr 2024Porthkerry Play Area, Barry
Received 20 Dec 2022Bridgeman Court, Penarth
Received 11 Feb 2022Pantwilkin Stables, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 11 Jul 2022Glamorgan Heritage Coast Centre, Beach Road, Southerndown
Received 23 Dec 20258, West Terrace, Penarth
Received 11 Jan 2022Garden Cottage, Llansannor, Cowbridge
Received 31 May 2022The Old Dairy, Llandow
Received 7 Sept 2026Land to the rear of Nos. 2 to 4, School Houses, St. Cyres Road, Penarth
Received 11 Oct 2021Land adjacent to Garlands, Walterston, Llancarfan
Received 31 Oct 2022St Richard Gwyn Rc High School, Argae Lane, St Andrews Major
Received 18 Sept 20251 Turnpike Close, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Jan 2025Ty Nant, St. Brides Super Ely
Received 29 Sept 2023Windward Terminal, Atlantic Way, Barry Docks, Barry
Received 28 Feb 2022Former Cowbridge Police Station and Magistrates Court
Received 17 Jun 2025Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St. Brides Super Ely
Received 12 May 202197, Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 5 May 202332 Smithies Avenue, Sully
Received 14 Jan 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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