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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.
7,264 approved · 666 refused · 504 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
48, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 25 Oct 202473, The Verlands, Cowbridge
Received 21 Jan 2022Land North of Ffordd Bro Tathan, St Athan
Received 5 Aug 2024Avalon, 5, Cwrt Y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 7 Sept 202117, Cherwell Road, Penarth, CF64 3PE
Received 7 Oct 202173 Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 19 Sept 2025256-258, Holton Road, Barry
Received 4 Sept 2024Fairlawn, Meadow Lane, Penarth
Received 24 Sept 202417, Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 5 Jul 2022Ruthin Chapel, St Mary Hill
Received 24 Sept 2025White Cottage, Graig Penllyn
Received 25 Oct 20246 Cwrt Edward, Barry
Received 6 Mar 202651, Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry
Received 6 Sept 2021The Viilage Shop/Post Office, St Brides Road, Wick
Received 27 Nov 2024Southerndown Golf Club, Ogmore By Sea
Received 22 Jul 2024Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St Brides Super Ely
Received 17 May 2022Dunelm, Factory Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 20 Dec 202492, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jan 20233, Bingle Lane, St. Athan
Received 22 Mar 2022Hensol Castle, Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 29 Apr 2026Land at Parc Crescent and Brocastle Avenue, Waterton, Bridgend (P/23/148/FUL)
Received 31 Mar 2023Heathcliffe, Clive Crescent, Penarth
Received 28 Jul 20222, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 22 Sept 2021Llantwit Major Comprehensive School, Ham Lane East, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Mar 2026Records 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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