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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6,961 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5, The Mount, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Sept 2022Ham Manor Residential Park, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Jan 2022Lynroy, Ham Lane South, Llantwit Major
Received 18 Sept 2025St. Athan Boys Village, St. Athan
Received 7 Apr 2022Ty Mynydd Farm, Welsh St Donats, Cowbridge
Received 9 May 20252, The Square, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Mar 20223 Southern Motors, Sully Place, Penarth
Received 3 Mar 2026Land to the side of Great House, Heol Y Nant, Llandow
Received 22 May 2023Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock, Penarth
Received 20 Jun 2023White Lodge, Station Road - Junction St Brides Road To Boundry - Via Alt Isaf, Peterston Super Ely
Received 2 Jul 2025Willowmere, Llandough, Penarth
Received 11 Jul 202227, Borough Avenue, Barry
Received 24 Mar 20221, Castle Court, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Feb 202328, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 24 Jan 202435C, Albert Road, Penarth
Received 31 Jul 2023Upper Porthkerry Farm, Porthkerry Road, Rhoose
Received 9 Oct 2020150, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 30 Sept 202413, Mountjoy Crescent, Penarth
Received 10 Mar 2022The Highlands, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 24 Mar 202120 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 16 Jun 2025Grove Cottage, Sigingstone
Received 20 Jun 2024Memorial Hall Theatre, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 19 Sept 20253, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 20 Nov 2023Hillcroft, Heol-y-cawl, Dinas Powys
Received 19 Sept 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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