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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.
6,872 approved · 637 refused · 472 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sully Sailing Club, Smithies Avenue, Sully
Received 24 Nov 2025University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 15 Sept 2022Kingscombe, Llanmihangel Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 Nov 2021Land South of Cog Road, Sully
Received 20 Sept 202210B, Pencoedtre Road, Barry
Received 28 Mar 2023Beechwood House, Beechwood College, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 19 Jun 202659, Bron Awelon, Barry
Received 25 Mar 2025Castle Upon Alun House, Lane - Junction Castle Upon Alun Farm To Junction Cross Croescwta Cottages, St Brides Major
Received 4 Nov 2024Newton House, Chris Williams Optometrist, East Street, Llantwit Major
Received 18 Jul 2025CCFC Training Centre, opposite Hensol Villas, Hensol
Received 4 Dec 202522, Fonmon Road, Rhoose
Received 8 Sept 2022Pen y Cae, Meadow Lane, Penarth
Received 9 Feb 202423, Woodland Place, Penarth
Received 30 Oct 2024CCFC Training Centre, Opposite Hensol Villas, Hensol
Received 23 Jan 20232, Penny Lane, Cowbridge
Received 16 May 2024Former Pizza Hut (uk) Ltd., Brooklands Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
Received 12 Apr 202270, Lakin Drive, Barry
Received 7 Sept 2022Business Service Centre, Hood Road, Barry
Received 2 Apr 20261, The Barns, Penylan Road, St. Brides Major
Received 25 Mar 20213A, Commercial Street, Llantwit Major
Received 11 Apr 2022Whitewebbs, Penllyn
Received 14 Jun 20233 The Cottages, Pen-y-turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 5 Feb 2026Ty Cerrig, Pen Y Waun To Junction A48, Bonvilston
Received 24 Jun 202413, Lakeside, Barry
Received 30 Apr 2024Records 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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