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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.
7,335 approved · 671 refused · 511 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Coach and Cheese Houses at Gileston Manor, Gileston Road, Gileston
Received 12 May 2026Land East of Dyffryn, approximately 5 km North-West of Barry Town Centre (Parc Worlton)
Received 4 Mar 202416, Cwrt Y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 14 Feb 20237, Windyridge, Dinas Powys
Received 6 Apr 20239, Elm Grove Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 4 May 2022Pantwilkin Stables, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 24 Sept 2021Former Railway Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 19 Aug 2025Church Cottage, St Hilary
Received 14 Apr 2026The Beeches, Penllyn
Received 1 Jul 2021Dyffryn House and Garden, St. Nicholas
Received 28 Apr 2022Land at Moat Farm, Llysworney
Received 1 Feb 202432, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 17 Jan 2025Garden attached to, 1, Treharne Road, Barry
Received 19 Aug 2019124, High Street, Barry
Received 4 Nov 20227, Fulmar Close, Penarth
Received 23 Aug 2021Whitewebbs, Penllyn
Received 21 Oct 2021Land at The Old Brocastle Quarry, Roman Road, Crack Hill, Bridgend
Received 15 Jan 20201, Harriet Street, Cogan
Received 30 Oct 2020Dyfryn Tawel, Llanharry
Received 23 Dec 202011, St. Teilo Close, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Nov 2021Lincoln House, 79, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 29 Mar 202196, Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 17 Mar 2022Great Hamston Farm, Dyffryn
Received 18 Nov 2021Baobab Highlight Lane Barry
Received 28 Apr 2025Records 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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