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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.
7,390 approved · 674 refused · 514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
26 and 27, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 26 May 2023116, White Farm, Barry
Received 30 Mar 202273, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 28 Mar 20232, Wimbourne Close, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Mar 2023Brown Lion House, Llanmaes
Received 22 Oct 2021The Foreshore, Beach Road, Swanbridge
Received 22 Dec 202113 Main Avenue, Peterston Super Ely
Received 30 Oct 2025Bassett Road, Sully
Received 10 Dec 2020Springfield, Station Road East, Wenvoe
Received 17 Mar 20229, Clos Cradog, Penarth
Received 23 Feb 202416, Baroness Place, Penarth
Received 1 Jun 202148, Fonmon Road, Rhoose
Received 1 Nov 2023East Quay, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 26 Feb 202182 & 84 Holton Rd, Barry
Received 24 Oct 2025Unit 15b, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
Received 28 Nov 2022The Larks, Llan Road, Marcross
Received 26 Feb 20251, Grove Terrace, Penarth
Received 31 Aug 2023Ty Fry Farm, Llandow
Received 2 Nov 2022Aberthaw Power Station, West Aberthaw
Received 15 Nov 2023Ty Isha Farm, Bonvilston
Received 9 Jan 202318, Heol Sant Bridget, St. Brides Major
Received 21 Feb 20229, Heol Livesey, Barry
Received 2 Feb 2024Holmlea, 10, Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 17 Jan 2025St Richard Gwyn Rc High School, Argae Lane, St Andrews Major
Received 6 Jul 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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