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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.
7,014 approved · 647 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Mount Farm House, 23, Station Road, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Sept 2021Franklyn Farm, Llandow
Received 28 Jun 2022West Ceffyl, Broughton Road, Wick
Received 17 Apr 2025Former Cowbridge Police Station
Received 11 Feb 2026Tithe Barn, Upper Farm, Rhoose Road, Rhoose
Received 17 Dec 2021Oakway Farm Stud,Groes Faen Road, Peterston Super Ely
Received 9 Jun 2025Danesacre, Claude Road West, Barry
Received 4 Nov 2025Sycamore Court, Trehedyn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 17 Apr 202626B, Heol Y Fro, Llantwit Major
Received 9 May 202312 Agnes Street, Cogan, Penarth
Received 28 Oct 2025196, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 25 Oct 2024Colwinston House, Colwinston
Received 30 Jan 2023Cwrt Canna, 1, Ruthin Road, Llangan
Received 5 Nov 2021Court Farm, Penllyn Village, Penllyn
Received 29 Dec 202555, Murch Road, Murch, Dinas Powys
Received 6 Dec 2021Twyn Y Rhedyn, Ewenny Road, St Brides Major
Received 2 Oct 2025Castle Brook, Lodge, Llanmaes
Received 3 Apr 202318, Rhodfar Morwydd, Penarth
Received 22 May 202336, Porlock Drive, Sully
Received 3 Jul 2024Penarth Yacht Club, Esplanade, Penarth
Received 12 Apr 202220, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 3 Mar 2022Golden Grove, Coldbrook Road West, Barry
Received 11 Mar 202516, Dulverton Drive, Sully
Received 18 Mar 2021Parkmount, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 7 May 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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