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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.
7,170 approved · 660 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
23 Crawshay Court, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 31 Mar 202550, Andover Close, Barry.
Received 23 Aug 202360, Brookfield Avenue, Barry
Received 21 Feb 2022Tanglewood, Penmark, Barry
Received 10 Nov 2021Ashdene, 10 Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 202213 Augusta Road, Penarth
Received 13 Jul 2026Install Integrated Skips Ltd, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
Received 15 Mar 20248, Tudor Place, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jul 2025Bolston House, Bonvilston
Received 8 Mar 2024Paget Rooms, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 15 Aug 202332, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 25 Sept 202363, Queen Street, Barry
Received 22 Sept 202111, Tewdrig Close, Llantwit Major
Received 15 Oct 2021Land to the south of Hood Road, Barry
Received 6 May 2025Glanllynfi Garth Wind Farm, Located between Dyffryn, Maesteg and Garth and Blaengarw Pontycymer and Ponty-y-rhyl
Received 4 Mar 2026University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 1 Jun 2021Tesco Superstore, Stirling Road, Barry
Received 5 Apr 2022Aberthaw Power Station, Pump House Road, West Aberthaw, Barry
Received 24 Apr 2024272, Holton Road, Barry
Received 14 Feb 202310, Downs View, Aberthin
Received 14 Mar 2023Woodlands, Broad Close Lane, Moulton
Received 5 Aug 2022Cafe at Porthkerry Country Park, Barry
Received 2 Sept 2026Cogan Playing Fields, Andrew Road, Cogan, Penarth
Received 4 Dec 202344, Heol Cae Pwll, Colwinston
Received 12 Jan 2023Records 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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