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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.
7,407 approved · 676 refused · 517 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Smithies Avenue, Sully
Received 8 Apr 202610 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 29 Jan 2025Tudor Cottage, Llanbethery
Received 16 Apr 2021Ward Jones Bridgend Ltd., Horsefair Road, Waterton Industrial Estate, Bridgend (P/20/895/RLX)
Received 31 Dec 2021Ty Uchaf, Drope Road, St. Georges Super Ely
Received 23 May 2021Coach House Farm, Cwrt -Y -Ala Rd, Michaelston Le Pit Dinas Powys
Received 26 Nov 2025Llanfrynach Farm, The Milk Shed, Cowbridge
Received 19 May 2025Ty Cadno, Pont Sarn Lane, Clawddcoch
Received 24 Feb 2025Barry College Of Further Education, Waycock Road, Barry
Received 5 Mar 202410 Maillard's Haven, Penarth
Received 12 Mar 20257 Longmeadow Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Aug 2026Plymouth House East, Dimlands Road, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Jun 202521, Peterswell Road, Barry
Received 21 Feb 202211, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 28 Feb 2023Porthkerry House, Rhoose
Received 23 Nov 2022Cotts Equine Hospital, Pant Wilkin Stables, Cowbridge
Received 30 Apr 202692, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 1 Jun 2021163, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 30 Mar 2022Newton House Farm, Newton
Received 4 Aug 2025Drop Anchor, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea
Received 27 Sept 202225 Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 6 Aug 20262, St. Brides Way, Barry
Received 19 Feb 2021Greenfields Farm, Peterston Super Ely
Received 25 Jul 2024Blue Anchor Inn, Unnamed Road Between Burton Terrace To Station Terrace, East Aberthaw
Received 11 Mar 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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