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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.
6,945 approved · 644 refused · 477 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Garreg, 3, Cardiff Road, Cowbridge
Received 14 Feb 20221, Plas Pamir, Penarth
Received 15 Apr 202412, Station Road, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Nov 2021Tusker Coach House, Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 25 Feb 202278A, High Street, Barry
Received 26 Apr 202120 Knowbury Avenue, Penarth
Received 13 Aug 2026Llandough Castle, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 21 Feb 2022The Old Post Office, Ewenny Road, St Brides Major
Received 17 Jun 2026Highfield, Love Lane, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 16 Jun 2021Land at Coldbrook Road East, Cadoxton
Received 23 Feb 20236 and 14, Bryneithin, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Mar 202152 Ffordd Cwm Cidi, Barry
Received 1 Sept 2025April Cottage, Park Road, Barry
Received 1 Feb 2021Land North of, Steart Drove, Stockland Bristol, Bridgwater
Received 14 Feb 2025Corner Piece, 18, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Dec 2022Brooklands, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 1 Sept 202129, Purdey Close, Barry
Received 26 Sept 202466, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 23 Nov 2023Downsend, Drope Road, Drope, St Georges Super Ely
Received 8 Oct 2024Land off Chapel Terrace, Twyn y Odyn, Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff
Received 8 Jan 202140, West Farm Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 5 Feb 2025298, Holton Road, Barry
Received 8 Nov 202318 Wain Close, Penarth
Received 24 Jun 202566 Clos Yr Wylan, Barry
Received 12 Sept 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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