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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.
7,396 approved · 675 refused · 516 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Marks And Spencer Plc, Culverhouse Cross
Received 18 Mar 2024The Pines, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 5 Jan 2024Goldsland Walk, Wenvoe
Received 2 Aug 2024Flats 1-7 Llys Dol May, High Street, Penarth
Received 1 Jun 20218, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 26 Feb 2020Car Park of Forage Farm Shop, Penllyn, Llwynhelig, Cowbridge
Received 19 Dec 20231, Argoed Cottages, Ton Breigam, Llanharry
Received 28 Oct 20211A, Regent Street, Barry
Received 2 Feb 2023Wardens Flat, Gwenog Court, Cwm Parc, Barry
Received 20 Jun 20234 Fitzhamon Close, Cowbridge
Received 27 Aug 2025106, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 14 Sept 2021Unit 14 & 14A Pant Wilkin Estate, Aberthin, Cowbridge
Received 18 Feb 202624, Glastonbury Road, Sully
Received 22 Feb 2021Doghill Barn, Lane - Junction A4226 To Dyffryn Via Little Hamston Farm, Dyffryn
Received 11 Jul 2025Formerly The Cabin, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 18 Oct 2024The Old Forge, Britway Road, Dinas Powys
Received 17 Jun 202119, Plas Glen Rosa, Penarth Portway, Penarth
Received 13 Nov 2023Hangar 858, Bro Tathan North, St Athan
Received 14 Nov 2025253, Holton Road, Barry
Received 24 Jan 202318, Greenway Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 26 Apr 202214, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 12 Nov 2021Broughton Bungalow, Chapel Road, Broughton
Received 11 May 2021Land to the south of Hayeswood Road, Barry
Received 26 Jan 2026Land adjacent to, Station Terrace, Station Road East, Wenvoe
Received 4 Feb 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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