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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.
6,888 approved · 637 refused · 472 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Richard Gwyn Rc High School, Argae Lane, St Andrews Major
Received 12 Jun 2025Land at the rear of 50, Holton Road, Barry
Received 30 Jan 2018Bryn Heulog, LLangan
Received 5 Sept 20246, Lettons Way, Dinas Powys
Received 5 Jul 2021Jordan Civils Ltd, Vale Business Park, Tumulus Way, Cowbridge
Received 24 Sept 2021Cross House, Clawddcoch, Cowbridge
Received 14 Oct 2021Cedar Road and Chestnut Avenue, St. Athan
Received 4 Dec 2023Pinefield, 16, Park Road, Penarth
Received 6 Dec 20215, The Paddocks, Penarth
Received 12 May 20235 Porlock Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 14 Jul 202534A, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 14 Jun 2021Gardeners Mews, Hensol Castle Estate, Hensol
Received 13 Jul 2023Tudor Garage, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 5 Nov 202148, Smithies Avenue, Sully
Received 3 Jun 202113, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 10 Nov 202017, Colhugh Park, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Mar 2021Treetops, Duffryn Lane, St Nicholas
Received 2 Feb 2026Land at Bro Tathan, St Athan
Received 30 Jan 2025Bron Y Garn, St Hilary Village, St Hilary
Received 24 Jun 2025Castle Lodge Farm, Broad Close Lane, Llancarfan
Received 10 Sept 2024Windrush, 8 Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 23 Sept 2024Renishaw Plc, Miskin Business Park, Miskin
Received 14 Jul 2025St Peter's Church, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 13 Jun 2024Culvery, Llancarfan
Received 10 Dec 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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