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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.
6,961 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St Brides Super Ely, Cardiff
Received 7 May 2025Land to the south of Hood Road, Barry
Received 4 Feb 2026Sub-units 10, 11 and 12, Unit D, Windmill Park, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 8 May 2026Quantara House, Graig Penllyn, Cowbridge
Received 19 Jul 202215A, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 17 Feb 202118, Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 7 Mar 2023Grelrosa, Flanders Road, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Mar 202655, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 23 Mar 202129, Clos Peiriant, Barry
Received 21 May 2021Splott Farm, St. Donats
Received 21 Feb 20226, Wimbourne Close, Llantwit Major
Received 25 Aug 2023Nimrod, 19, Bittern Way, Penarth
Received 19 May 202523, Berkley Drive, Penarth
Received 23 Nov 2021Plot adjacent to 17, Courtenay Road, Barry
Received 14 Jan 202221, Heol Miaren, Barry
Received 26 Mar 20214, Dyffryn Close, St Nicholas, Cardiff, CF5 6SS
Received 18 Sept 2023Orchard Dene, Welsh St Donats
Received 1 Apr 2026Flat 2A, St. Maeburne, 15, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 18 Oct 20239A, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 25 Mar 202568 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 2 Dec 2025Pantylladron, St Hilary, Cowbridge
Received 3 Oct 2022Benacre, Cowbridge Road, St. Nicholas
Received 8 Jun 2022Land Adjacent to 31, Cedar Road, St Athan
Received 27 Jan 202132, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 30 Jul 2024Records 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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