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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.
6,953 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pear Tree House, Llysworney
Received 11 Jun 2021Middle Stump, Beach Road, Southerndown
Received 1 May 2025Normandy, 9 Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 13 Sept 202417 Trem Elai, Penarth
Received 23 Jun 202553 Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 25 Nov 20243 Wessex Place, Barry
Received 17 Sept 2026Northcliff Rise, St Lythans Road, Duffryn
Received 1 Aug 202424 Forrest Road, Penarth
Received 24 Sept 202664 Heol Y Frenhines, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Jun 20241, Caercady Cottages, Welsh St Donats
Received 27 Nov 2024NCH Headlands School, St. Augustines Road, Penarth
Received 28 Apr 202120, Milton Road, Penarth
Received 15 Apr 2024Monkton House, Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 6 Jun 2022Brynawel, 47, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 3 Dec 202417 Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 14 Aug 2025Rubb Hanger, land between Aston Martin Lagonda and Taxiway Echo, Bro Tathan, St. Athan
Received 1 Jun 202112, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 18 Sept 2023Hengoed House, Coedarhydyglyn, St Georges Super Ely,
Received 16 Apr 20255, St. Davids Crescent, Penarth
Received 2 Nov 2021Opposite, Hensol Villas, Cardiff
Received 4 Jul 2023Hallowdene, St Athan Road, Cowbridge
Received 10 Nov 2022Great Frampton House, Frampton
Received 17 Oct 2025Can Yr Onen Cottage, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 19 Jan 202428, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 13 Feb 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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