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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6,956 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 13 Jul 2023Site N2A, Holton Reach, Barry
Received 4 May 2021Former Public Convenience, Land at Slon Lane, Ogmore By Sea
Received 20 May 2020Homeleigh, Port Road West, Barry
Received 31 Oct 2023Land at St Athan Golf Club, Golf Club Lane, St Athan
Received 5 Dec 20249, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 23 Feb 2024Consultation Closed: Court Road Depot, Barry Road, Barry, CF62 9BG
Received 7 May 2021Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 4 Nov 2022208 Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 15 Jan 2025University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 20 Jan 202225, Dinas Road, Penarth
Received 12 Apr 202248, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 15 Oct 2021Ysgubor Ty To Maen, Llancarfan
Received 20 Jan 2022Land Adjacent to 24, Cedar Road, Eglwys Brewis
Received 27 Mar 2023Docks Office, Subway Road, Barry
Received 21 Sept 2023Manor House Hotel, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 6 Apr 2023Bank Cottage, Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 27 Mar 2023Land off Argae Lane, Barry
Received 26 Mar 2026120 South Road, Sully
Received 21 Oct 2025Land to the side of Great House, Heol Y Nant, Llandow
Received 22 May 2023127, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 27 Mar 2024Land East of the A48 Crack Hil, Brocastle, Bridgend
Received 18 May 2026Plassey House, Plassey Street, Penarth
Received 1 Sept 202219, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 13 Mar 2023Records 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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