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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.
7,175 approved · 660 refused · 500 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Poplars, South Gate, Cowbridge
Received 8 Jan 2025Brookside, 34, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Oct 202120 Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 15 Jun 2026MOD St. Athan, St. Athan
Received 25 Feb 2021Land South of Cog Road, Sully
Received 13 Jun 202435, Grange Gardens, Llantwit Major
Received 27 May 2021121, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 20 Mar 202435 Le Sor Hill, Peterston Super Ely
Received 7 Aug 2025Cowbridge 33/11KV Substation, North Road, Cowbridge
Received 7 Dec 202318, Dochdwy Road, Llandough
Received 6 Jan 2021Trewallter Fawr, Walterston
Received 6 Aug 2026Jubilee Fields Campsite, Jubilee Scout Campsite, St. Brides Super Ely
Received 13 Jul 2022Cross House, Clawddcoch, Cowbridge
Received 22 Apr 2021The Old Brewery, Cowbridge
Received 27 May 202143, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 23 Mar 20235, Ffordd Wallace, (Plot 802, Persimmon Development Site), East Quay, Barry
Received 23 Oct 2023Coedarhydyglyn Estate, Five Mile Lane, Barry
Received 1 Feb 20246, Bridgewater Road, Sully
Received 5 Aug 202129, Chantry Rise, Penarth
Received 3 May 2022Natwest, 1, Elm Grove Road, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Aug 202111, Atlantic Business Park, Hayes Lane, Sully
Received 8 Nov 2022Llanfrynach Farm, Llanfrynach Lane, Cowbridge
Received 7 Oct 2020Butleigh, Pendoylan
Received 22 Apr 2021Cuyahoga Lodge, 12 Clevedon Avenue, Sully
Received 11 Jun 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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