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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.
7,084 approved · 659 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2, Lodge Cottages, David Street, Wick
Received 28 Mar 2022Ewenny Garden Centre, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 14 May 202428, Perclose, Dinas Powys
Received 15 Oct 2024Cwm Cwsg, 15, Tyla Rhosyr, Cowbridge
Received 4 Dec 202318, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 22 Apr 20212, Carne Close, Cowbridge
Received 6 Feb 2023Heritage Business Park, Units 14 And 15, Wick Road, Llantwit Major
Received 25 Nov 2024Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 2026Coopersale House, Piccadilly, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 11 Apr 202332, St. Pauls Avenue, Barry
Received 27 Apr 202012, Agnes Street, Penarth
Received 3 Jul 2023Westwinds, St. Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 30 Jun 202112, Philadelphia Close, Barry
Received 20 Dec 2022Penmark Place, Kenson Hill, Penmark
Received 18 Dec 2024Land off Spitzkop Road, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Sept 2021The Bothy, Penylan Cowbridge
Received 12 May 2022Land to the rear of 1-9, Hilda Street, Barry
Received 10 May 20229, Shakespeare Drive, Llantwit Major
Received 14 Jun 2023Former South Wales Police, Police Station, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 2 Sept 20243, Sycamore Avenue, Eglwys Brewis
Received 3 Oct 2023Swn Y Mor, 52, Craig Yr Eos Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 23 Jul 2021167 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 23 Apr 20262, Merrick Cottages, St. Nicholas
Received 20 May 2021Littlewood Cottage, Wick Road, St. Brides Major
Received 22 Jul 2021Records 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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