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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.
7,311 approved · 669 refused · 505 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
St. Cadoc's Church, Coldbrook Road West, Barry
Received 4 Nov 20209, Heol Yr Ysgol, St Brides Major
Received 20 Nov 2024Picketston House, Picketston
Received 4 Aug 2026Garden Cottage, Llansannor
Received 22 Oct 202545, Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 10 Jan 2022Awel Fan, Aberthin Lane, Aberthin
Received 10 Jun 202033 Teasel Avenue, Cogan, Penarth
Received 16 Apr 2025St Anne's Bungalow, 23 Ceri Avenue, Rhoose
Received 16 Oct 202527, Voss Park Drive, Llantwit Major
Received 6 May 2021Pencoedtre High School, Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry
Received 14 Feb 202259, Meadowcroft, Rhoose
Received 3 Aug 2026Nos 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, and 50, Peterswell Road, Barry
Received 4 Aug 2026Church Farm, Clemenstone
Received 10 Jan 2022Belle Vue Pavilion, Albert Crescent, Penarth
Received 16 Mar 2021Norton, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 14 Sept 2021Rainbows End, 196, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 14 Jul 2021Land to the North of Maes Y Ffynnon, Bonvilston
Received 30 Jun 20252 Victoria Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Apr 20253 Heol St. Cattwg, Pendoylan
Received 17 Mar 2025Yr Hen Dy Ffarm, Chapel Road, Broughton
Received 25 Jul 20235 Paget Road, Barry
Received 18 Jun 202519 Boverton Court, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Feb 2026Development land at East Quay, Barry Waterfront (to east of Cory Way)
Received 20 May 2022Brynhill Golf Club, Little Brynhill Lane, Barry
Received 18 Aug 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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