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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.
7,181 approved · 660 refused · 501 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
56, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 7 Nov 2023Land opposite and near Ty Hafan Hospice, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 8 Feb 2022Bethel Baptist Church, Durell Street, Llantwit Major
Received 7 May 20193, Elm Grove Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Sept 2022Cardiff and Vale Orthopaedic Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 16 Dec 2022Ishton Barn, Lon Cwrt Ynyston, Leckwith
Received 12 May 202211, Tewdrig Close, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Jun 2021The Old Rectory, 10-12, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 1 Sept 2020Tylagwyn, 35 Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 4 Dec 2023Siteserv Recycling, Triple Crown House, Llandow Trading Estate, Llandow
Received 7 Feb 202017, Beechwood Drive, Penarth
Received 7 Apr 2021The Rocks Restaurant and Grill, Beach Road, Swanbridge, Sully
Received 3 May 2023Flush Cottage, Flanders Road, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Jan 2023Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 8 Oct 2024Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 3 Jan 20253, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 6 Jul 2023Tunnelside Yard, Snell Yard, Alps Quarry Road, Wenvoe
Received 13 Nov 2023Great Frampton House, Frampton
Received 23 Feb 2026Land Adjacent to 44, Coldbrook Road East, Barry
Received 2 Jun 2023Tenewith, Trerhyngyll
Received 5 Apr 2023Glynne Tower, 12, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 30 Oct 2024Gladstone Primary School, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 11 Apr 2023121 Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 26 Nov 2025Carreg Las, Redway Road, Bonvilston
Received 4 Jun 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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