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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.
7,430 approved · 677 refused · 517 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
72, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 31 Oct 2022Windways, 105 Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 30 Aug 2022Cwrt Yr Ala House, Michealston Le Pit Road, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 21 Dec 202124, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 8 Mar 20212 The Parade, Barry
Received 6 Jul 20261 White House Close, Llantwit Major
Received 28 Jul 2025Oddfellows Lodge, Monknash, Cowbridge
Received 1 Aug 202547, Boverton Brook, Boverton
Received 16 Oct 202021, Amherst Crescent, Barry
Received 22 Sept 202174, Clos Yr Wylan, Barry
Received 13 Jan 202252, Shakespeare Avenue, Penarth
Received 3 Jun 2021Land to the North of Heol Y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 26 Jun 2023Land at Coldbrook Road East, Cadoxton
Received 21 Sept 2022The Coach House, 45A Salop Street, Penarth
Received 19 Jun 2026Dyffryn Gardens, Duffryn Lane, Dyffryn
Received 21 Feb 2022Leyda, 28 Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 3 Oct 2024Solus, Cardiff Road, Cowbridge
Received 6 May 2026Ton-yr-deryn, Church Lane, Welsh St Donats
Received 2 Aug 202443, Plas Taliesin, Penarth
Received 21 Dec 2021The Oaks, Park Road, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Dec 2025The Grange, Penmark
Received 30 Nov 2020Land near North Lodge, Clemenstone
Received 24 Oct 2022Penmark Farm House, Tredogan Road, Penmark
Received 19 Feb 2021100, Lakin Drive, Barry
Received 23 May 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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