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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.
7,417 approved · 677 refused · 517 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
New Mill Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 2 Feb 2026Meuhlan, Cross Common Road, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 202117, Heol Tapscott, Barry
Received 28 Jun 2021Mayberry Pharmacy Ltd., 3, Royal Buildings, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 4 May 2022Porthkerry House, Porthkerry
Received 4 Sept 2019Barry Town Association Football Club, Jenner Park, Barry Road, Barry
Received 19 Dec 2025Geoffrey Ashe Court, Cardiff Road, Cowbridge
Received 7 Feb 2024Foxes Hollow, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 13 Jul 2023Orchard Dene, Welsh St Donats, Cowbridge
Received 24 Apr 2024Lynroy, Ham Lane South, Llantwit Major
Received 17 Nov 2023Windsor Court, Windsor Road, Barry
Received 15 May 202340, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 26 Sept 2024Village Farm, Llantrithyd Road, St. Hilary
Received 14 Mar 202365, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 8 Feb 202239, Bramble Avenue, Barry
Received 7 Aug 2026Land adjacent to shelter, 21m From 3 Picketston Close 5m From Unnamed Road, Eglwys Brewis Road, Eglwys Brewis
Received 3 Feb 2022Three Horseshoes Inn, Moulton
Received 20 May 2022122-124 The Waverley Care Centre, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 26 Jun 202420, Augusta Road, Penarth
Received 3 Feb 202239A, Barry Road, Barry
Received 16 Feb 202316, Timbers Green, Llangan
Received 20 Jan 2025St Illtyd's Church, Llantrithyd
Received 5 Dec 202557, Railway Road, Rhoose
Received 4 Nov 20226, Salmons Wood, Graig Penllyn
Received 13 Dec 2023Records 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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