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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.
6,958 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodlands, Graig Penllyn
Received 8 May 2026St. Hilary Church, Church Crescent, St. Hilary
Received 22 Apr 2021Brooklands Barn, Brook Lane, St Nicholas
Received 26 Feb 20241 Kymin Terrace, Penarth
Received 10 Mar 2026Castle Hotel, Jewel Street, Barry
Received 11 Apr 2021Land to the rear of Nos. 2 to 4, School Houses St. Cyres Road, Penarth
Received 12 Aug 202121, Blodyn Y Gog, Barry
Received 23 Feb 2024Land North of the railway line, Rhoose
Received 21 Jun 20222 Salop Street, Penarth
Received 23 Sept 2026Green View, 95 Penlan Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 21 Jan 2026Llwyn Onn, 4, Heol Ty Mawr, Pendoylan
Received 30 Mar 2022Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 17 Apr 202411, Whittan Close, Rhoose
Received 1 Jul 2021Ashwood House, Ystradowen
Received 16 Mar 202149, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 28 Feb 2022Dyffryn Springs, St Lythans Road, Dyffryn
Received 7 Sept 202362, South Road, Sully
Received 31 Mar 2022Leisure Centre, Andrew Road, Cogan, Penarth
Received 10 Feb 2023Abernant Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 5 May 2021Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Aberthin Road, Cowbridge
Received 22 Oct 2021South of St. Andrews Road. Woodland is known as Coed Yr Argae
Received 22 Jun 2023Cross House, Clawdd Coch, Pendoylan
Received 26 Oct 2022Cadoxton Primary School Victoria Park Road, Barry
Received 22 Jul 2024Home Farm, Holly Cottage, Michealston Le Pit Road, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 8 Jul 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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