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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.
6,954 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
20 Coed Bach, Barry
Received 17 Apr 202622, Coed Bach, Barry
Received 6 Sept 202212A, Market Street, Barry
Received 13 Jul 2023The Gathering Place, Flemingston Road, St Athan
Received 11 Mar 2026The Haywain, St. Mary Church
Received 6 Jul 20231, Aberdovey Close, Dinas Powys
Received 10 Dec 2024Field South of A48, Bonvilston
Received 19 Dec 2022Poundfield Farm, Pound Lane, Wenvoe
Received 28 Jun 2021Land to r/o 1-9, Hilda Street, Barry
Received 25 Mar 2026Corntown Farm, Heol Y Cawl Lane, Corntown
Received 15 Jul 2021Phase 2, Land to North of M4 Motorway Junction 33, Creigiau
Received 7 Jan 2020Land to the west of Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry - Barry Waterfront School
Received 3 Oct 2022Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 17 Apr 2024The Goods Shed, Hood Road, Barry
Received 6 Jul 2020Land North of Castle Road, Burton, Rhoose
Received 26 Oct 2023Site to the rear of the Manor House, (Chalet Block) Sully Road, Penarth
Received 14 Oct 2021Castle Hotel, Jewel Street, Barry
Received 27 Jul 2022240, Holton Road, Barry
Received 1 Feb 2024Mariners Reach, 13, Lynmouth Drive, Sully
Received 11 Jul 20227, St. Augustine's Road, Penarth
Received 15 Jan 202556, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 22 Feb 202110, Park Road, Penarth
Received 3 Mar 202229, Park Crescent, Barry
Received 14 Apr 2023Land between Aston Martin Lagonda and Taxiway Echo, Bro Tathan, St. Athan
Received 7 Jun 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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