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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.
6,761 approved · 634 refused · 465 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11, Merevale, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Dec 2022Arvika, 2, Mount Road, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Feb 2024162, Jenner Road, Barry
Received 13 Mar 2023Anchorage, 19, Augusta Road, Penarth
Received 3 Sept 2021Overway, Park Road, Penarth
Received 21 Feb 2022Cartref, Ty Draw Farm, Llantrithyd
Received 28 Jun 2022Britannia House, 1, Old Masons Yard, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 5 Aug 202136, Porlock Drive, Sully
Received 28 Jun 2021Forge House, Church Street, Llysworney
Received 4 May 2022Land South of Cog Road, Sully
Received 29 Jan 2024Fonmon Castle, Fonmon
Received 21 Dec 2020Shorkot Farm House, Woodland Lane, Leckwith
Received 3 Oct 202326, Drylla, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Nov 2021Rhws Junior And Infants School, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 24 Feb 2025Lloyds Bank, 1, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 20 Jan 2022Crossway Methodist Church, Court Road, Barry
Received 8 Mar 2024The Cider Barn, Crossways, Cowbridge
Received 4 Apr 2023Brackendene, Burdonshill Lane, Wenvoe
Received 17 Jul 2023Ty Broc Parc Farm, Parc Farm Lane, St Donats
Received 25 Jun 2021Cairnoak, 6 Heol Ty Mawr, Pendoylan
Received 11 Sept 2026Land adjacent to Beechwood College off Hayes Road, Sully
Received 23 Jun 202124, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 2 Feb 2024Land adjacent to No 1 & 2 Clos Y Nant, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 23 Jul 202520 Birch Grove, Barry
Received 8 May 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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