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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.
6,962 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Manor House, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 23 Mar 2022Rose Cottage, Gileston
Received 21 Feb 202211, Clinton Road, Penarth
Received 22 Jul 20219D Albert Crescent, Penarth
Received 29 May 2024Land at Village Farm, St Mary Hill, Llangan, Bridgend
Received 16 Apr 202415, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 13 Feb 2024Congree, Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys
Received 24 Nov 2025Plot F, Felindre Meadows, Pencoed Technology Park, Llanharan, Bridgend (21/1574/10)
Received 22 Dec 2021Former Railway Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 30 Oct 2025Golf Hut, Porthkerry Country Park, Park Road, Barry
Received 1 Jun 202133, Clos Y Rheilffordd, Barry
Received 6 Apr 2021The Paddock, Pen-y-turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Jul 2025Land at Old Gates, adjacent to Walnut Tree House, Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Feb 20229 Seys Close, Cowbridge
Received 8 May 2025St Peter's Church, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 7 May 202612, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 13 Sept 2022Brynhill Golf Club, Little Brynhill Lane, Barry
Received 28 Mar 2022The Old Bank, 1, Elm Grove Road, Dinas Powys
Received 23 May 2022Bryn Glas, 39, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 31 Mar 2022Rhyd Forge/Pont Y Rhyd, Llansannor
Received 25 Jul 2019Southwinds, 4, Swanbridge Farm, St. Marys Well Bay Road, Swanbridge
Received 19 Dec 2023Pwll Y Wrach, Colwinston
Received 9 Jan 2023Llancarfan Primary School, School Lane, Llancarfan
Received 16 Oct 202526, Wynd Street, Barry
Received 12 Jun 2026Records 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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