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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.
6,881 approved · 637 refused · 472 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brynawel, 47 Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 19 Mar 2025West Pond, Barry Waterfront
Received 19 May 202226 Bullfinch Road, St Athan
Received 12 Apr 20249 Seys Close, Cowbridge
Received 19 Sept 2024Land off St. Brides Road, St. Brides Road, Wick
Received 21 Jul 2025The Cwm, 3, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 1 Mar 2021Fontygary Holiday And Leisure Park, Access To Fontygary Caravan Park, Rhoose
Received 17 Jul 2024Ty Wynfawr, 3, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 14 Feb 20223 Voss Park Close, Llantwit Major
Received 27 May 2026Westridge, Church Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 24 Sept 2021Hillstone, 15, Craig Yr Eos Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 16 Jun 202234, Byrd Crescent, Penarth
Received 5 Jul 202144, Trem Y Don, Barry
Received 6 Jul 202111 Plover Way, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 2025Pantwilkin Stables, Llanquian Road, Aberthin, Cowbridge
Received 8 Mar 2024Whips Cottage, Llandough
Received 20 May 2021Belmont, St. Brides Major
Received 5 Apr 2024The Pines, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 14 Apr 2022Mayberry Pharmacy Ltd., 3, Royal Buildings, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 4 May 202233 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 26 Mar 202610 Caynham Avenue, Penarth
Received 21 Jun 2024R B Furnishers, Ludlow Lane, Penarth
Received 24 Jun 202530, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 7 Jun 2021Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock, Penarth
Received 28 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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