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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.
7,094 approved · 659 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hurleston, 45, Marine Drive, Barry
Received 24 Oct 2023Bron-y-graig, Wick Road, St Brides Major
Received 7 Jun 202423, Boverton Brook, Boverton
Received 7 Oct 202417 St Augustine's Road, Penarth
Received 12 May 2026Whitewells Farm, Station Road, Peterston Super Ely
Received 19 Mar 2025Land at Former Eagleswell School, Eagleswell Road, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Aug 202577, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 31 Jul 20242, St. Cyres Road, Penarth
Received 2 Jul 2021Tregolan House, Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 23 Jan 2023Barry Biomass Renewable Energy Facility, David Davies Road, Barry
Received 11 Jan 2023Wick Chapel, Chapel Road, Wick
Received 18 Feb 2022131, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Apr 2023311, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 26 Jan 2022Bolston House, Bonvilston
Received 29 Oct 2025Flemingston Court, Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 14 Aug 2020Gardeners Mews, Hensol Castle Estate, Hensol
Received 13 Nov 2023Land off The Red Lane, Pop Hill, Cross Common, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Feb 2024Ground Floor Shop, 250, Holton Road, Barry
Received 6 Apr 20224, Maughan Terrace, Penarth
Received 8 Mar 202471, Plasnewydd Walk, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Apr 2026The Cottage, 79 Cog Road, Sully
Received 24 Sept 2026Holy Cross Church, Church Street, Cowbridge
Received 16 Jun 2010Stallington House, Stalling Down, Cowbridge
Received 27 May 2025Pedair Onnen, Ruthin Road, St Mary Hill
Received 9 Dec 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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