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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.
6,650 approved · 631 refused · 462 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Oak House, 17 Upper Cosmeston Farm, Penarth
Received 18 Oct 2024St. Brides Court, St. Brides Major
Received 28 Jun 2023Land at Windmill Park, Hayes Road, Barry
Received 31 Jan 2023Culverhouse Cross Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
Received 13 Sept 2021Penllyn Castle, Penllyn
Received 18 Jul 20225, Hazledene Close, Barry
Received 25 Nov 2024The White House, Lane - Junction A4226 To Dyffryn Via Little Hamston Farm, Dyffryn
Received 30 Sept 202558, Porth y Castell, Barry
Received 8 Feb 2022Mariners Heights, Penarth
Received 1 Oct 2021Field 3441, Land Opposite Boverton House, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Jul 202136, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 26 Mar 2025Lower Greenway Farm, Pen Y Waun To Junction A48 Bonvilston
Received 20 Aug 2024Paget Rooms, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 15 Aug 20238, Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 5 Jun 2024Moat Farm, Llysworney
Received 12 Jan 2024Land to the rear of Bassett Road, Sully
Received 27 Apr 2023Green Meadow, 9, Cae Rex, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 Sept 2021Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 15 Apr 2024Mayfield, Sigingstone
Received 8 Apr 202284 St David's Crescent, Penarth
Received 24 Feb 2025Kninkin, St Hilary
Received 18 Apr 20242 Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 27 May 202540, Badgers Brook Rise, Ystradowen
Received 28 Jun 202210 Heol Dewi Sant, Barry
Received 21 Mar 2025Records 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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