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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.
7,173 approved · 660 refused · 499 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Westcross House, Church Street, Llysworney
Received 14 Jan 2026Victoria Primary School, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jun 2025Morfa, Victoria Park Road, Barry
Received 10 Sept 202184, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 8 Mar 202231 John Batchelor Way, Penarth
Received 5 Sept 2025Land at Former Eagleswell School, Eagleswell Road, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Aug 2024Bonvilla, A48 Bonvilston, Bonvilston
Received 9 Jun 2026Caddys Cwtch, 49, Vere Street, Barry
Received 30 Nov 2021Longmead, Twyncyn, Dinas Powys
Received 16 Oct 2025Switch n Socket, 2, Evelyn Street, Barry
Received 12 Sept 2023Crossway Methodist Church, Court Road, Barry
Received 22 Jul 2025Plascelyn, Bonvilston
Received 27 Jan 2023The Finches, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 11 Jun 2024Saers Court, St. Mary Church
Received 1 Apr 2021118, South Road, Sully
Received 29 Jun 202644, Brean Close, Sully
Received 11 Nov 2022Foxglove Cottage, 1, Castle Mews, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 28 Sept 202336, Fitzhamon Avenue, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Aug 2022Pizza Hut (uk) Ltd., Culverhouse Cross Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
Received 3 Aug 2022Penllyn Estate, Llwynhelig Farm, Cowbridge
Received 13 May 2021Existing pony paddock, Land to the east of Afallon Pentre Meyrick, Penllyn
Received 24 Aug 2026Gorllwyn Forestry Holding, Pendoylan
Received 7 Jun 2023Land at Bro Tathan, St Athan
Received 3 Jun 202525, High Street, Barry
Received 10 Sept 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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