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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.
6,956 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Eagle Cottage, Eagle Lane,Cowbridge
Received 10 Jun 2024Glyn Ddawen, Main Road through City, Llansannor
Received 7 May 202613, Dyffryn Close, St Nicholas
Received 2 Dec 2024Land adjacent to shelter, 21m From 3, Picketston Close 5m From Unnamed Road. Eglwys Brewis Road, Eglwys Brewis
Received 3 Feb 202215, Norris Close, Penarth
Received 1 Feb 2024The Old Institute, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge, CF71 7DD
Received 18 Oct 202430, Baron Road, Penarth
Received 7 Dec 202319, Minehead Avenue, Sully
Received 9 Oct 2023The Royal Air Forces Association, 21, Porthkerry Road, Barry
Received 24 Mar 2021Reservoir Wood, between Lewis Road, Llandough and Pen y Turnpike Road.
Received 2 Apr 2025Coed Deryn, St Nicholas
Received 25 Jul 2025Kai Lily Farm, Cnepyn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 13 Sept 2023Cae Hafan Fields, Adjacent to A4050, Wenvoe
Received 10 Mar 20225. Maes y Felin, Llandow
Received 23 Jun 202111, Anchor Road, Penarth
Received 19 Jun 202442, Baron Road, Penarth
Received 26 Oct 2022Rose Cottage, Drope Road, Drope, St Georges Super Ely
Received 9 Jan 2026Balli Hai, 3, Coldbrook Road West, Barry
Received 6 Apr 20231 Cwrt-y-vil Road, Penarth
Received 28 May 202617, Rutland Close, Barry
Received 11 Feb 202126, Cwrt Syr Dafydd, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Jul 2021The Salt House, Church Street, Cowbridge
Received 9 Feb 2024Enfield Cottage, 22, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 24 Mar 202119 Craven Walk, Penarth
Received 29 Jan 2025Records 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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