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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.
7,119 approved · 659 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cemetery, Cemetery Approach Road, Barry
Received 10 Nov 202322 Lidmore Road, Barry
Received 2 Feb 202619 Cwm Barry Way, Barry
Received 23 Sept 20254, Cwrt Ty Mawr, Penarth
Received 15 Apr 2024Land to the East of Aston Martin Lagonda and West of Cowbridge Road, Bro Tathan, St. Athan.
Received 27 Nov 2024The Old Brewery, Eagle Road, St Athan
Received 22 Aug 20241 Fitzhamon Avenue, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Mar 202629, Port Road East, Barry
Received 13 Jul 202116, Nant Canna, Treoes
Received 25 Mar 20219, Heol Y Coed, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Feb 2022United World College Of The Atlantic, East Drive, St. Donats
Received 3 Feb 202218, Tyle House Close, Llanmaes
Received 1 Nov 20221, Dannog Y Coed, Barry
Received 22 Feb 20226, Vincent Close, Barry
Received 20 Jun 202285A, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 23 Aug 2022Garwa Quarry, St. Mary Hill, Ruthin
Received 5 Dec 2019Parkmount, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 2024West Orchard Farmhouse,Llantwit Road, St Athan
Received 8 Oct 2024Former Railway Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 12 Apr 2024Land at Vianshill Farm, The Downs, St Nicholas
Received 17 Oct 2022Samreboi, 30, Cog Road, Sully
Received 22 Jun 202259, Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 24 Mar 2021Marks And Spencer Plc., Culverhouse Cross
Received 1 Mar 2023The Coach House, First Floor Flat, Rear of 27, Newlands Street, Barry
Received 21 Jun 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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