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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6,953 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Moorwell, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 19 Jan 202422 Caerwent Close, Dinas Powys
Received 15 Nov 202474, Murch Road, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Aug 2022Caerlan, Bridge Street, Barry
Received 7 Apr 2022Plot 3, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea
Received 26 Nov 2020103, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 14 Apr 2021Hebron Hall, Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Feb 202473 Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 22 Apr 2026Land at Bridge House Farm, Llanmaes Road, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Aug 202281, High Street Cowbridge
Received 22 Jul 2024The Lookout, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 1 Aug 2025Ty Isha Farm, Heol y March, Bonvilston
Received 11 Oct 2023Ishton Barn, Lon Cwrt Ynyston, Leckwith
Received 8 Apr 2024Cole Farm, 9, Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 30 Aug 202484, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 21 Feb 2022Porthkerry Country Park, Park Road, Barry
Received 29 Sept 2025Bsw Holdings Ltd., Units 60-62, Dyffryn Business Park, Llantwit Major Road, Llandow
Received 6 Jun 2022All Saints Church, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 10 Feb 202555, Trebeferad, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 7 Jun 2023Marcross Farm, Dimlands Road, Marcross
Received 12 Jun 2023The Gables, Station Road East, Wenvoe
Received 19 Jan 20213 Uppercliff Drive, Penarth
Received 7 Nov 20251, Charter Avenue, Barry
Received 18 Nov 202228, West Farm Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 26 Jan 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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