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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.
7,291 approved · 667 refused · 505 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 1 Aug 202324, Bryneithin, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Apr 202115 Leigh Close, Boverton
Received 16 Feb 2026Land adjacent to 31, Cedar Road, Eglwys Brewis
Received 16 Jun 202118, Trem Mapgoll, Barry
Received 17 Mar 202353, Bron Awelon, Barry
Received 18 May 2023Westra Fawr Farm, Westra, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Nov 2025Greenways, 101, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Mar 20224, Conybeare Road, Sully
Received 16 Feb 2023Cowbridge, 33/11KV Substation, North Road, Cowbridge
Received 18 Apr 202332, South Road, Sully
Received 3 Feb 202255 Plassey Street, Penarth
Received 4 Mar 2025Land opposite No.1 Ringwood Crescent, St Athan
Received 5 Jan 20265, St. Augustines Place, Penarth
Received 12 Mar 202421, Chestnut Avenue, St Athan
Received 30 Mar 2026Clifton House, South Terrace, Southerndown
Received 21 Aug 2023The Church of Saint Mary, Church Terrace, St. Mary Church
Received 10 Aug 2021Broad Street Clinic, 130 Broad Street, Barry
Received 23 Jul 2024The Waverley Care Centre, 122-124 Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 15 Mar 202215 Church View Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 30 Sept 2025Beudy'r Bwythyn, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 27 Jan 202214, Cambridge Street, Barry
Received 16 Dec 2021Greenfield, Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 16 Feb 2023Siteserv Recycling, Triple Crown House, Llandow Trading Estate, Triple Crown House, Llandow
Received 7 Feb 2020Records 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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