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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.
6,763 approved · 634 refused · 465 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
41, Badgers Brook Rise, Ystradowen
Received 22 Mar 2021Hafod, Llantrithyd Road, Llantrithyd
Received 20 Apr 2022A B Car Sales, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 10 Feb 2025Tennis Court, The Broad Shoard, Cowbridge
Received 9 Jun 202126, Dawan Close, Barry
Received 3 Aug 202217, Whitmore Park Drive, Barry
Received 11 Jun 2021Old Farm House, Llandow
Received 13 Jun 2024Cold Knap Sewage Pumping Station, Lakeside, Barry
Received 25 Mar 202610, Is Y Coed, Wenvoe
Received 28 Apr 202117 Rutland Close, Barry
Received 16 Oct 2025The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterson Super Ely
Received 29 Jun 2026Wenvoe Service Station, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 1 Aug 2022Trewallter Fawr, Walterston
Received 28 Apr 2022Land to the East of Aston Martin Lagonda and West of Cowbridge Road, Bro Tathan, St. Athan
Received 24 Feb 2025Former Police Station, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 12 Jul 2024Plymouth House East, Dimlands Road, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Dec 2022Brackendene, Burdonshill
Received 1 Dec 202234, West Farm Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 18 Nov 202147, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 20 Mar 2024Mariners Reach, 5, Whitcliffe Drive, Penarth
Received 8 Apr 2022The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterston Super Ely
Received 18 Jan 2024Land to the south of Hood Road, Barry
Received 8 Jul 2026Llanerch Vineyard, Cookery School, Lane - Junction Hensol Road At Llanerch To Tredodridge Via Ty With Newydd Stables, Hensol
Received 2 Oct 2025Fern Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 18 May 2021Records 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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