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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.
7,442 approved · 678 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sea Point, Crosshill, Barry
Received 6 May 20255, Meadow View Court, Sully
Received 18 Nov 2021St Annes, 20 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 11 Dec 2024The Cottage, Cogan Pill Road, Llandough
Received 6 Aug 2018The Mount, Groesfaen Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 4 May 202213, Earl Crescent, Barry
Received 13 Mar 202370, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 29 Apr 202458 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 18 Jun 2026Land to the North of Maes Y Ffynnon, Bonvilston
Received 18 Aug 20261, The Drive, Windyridge, Dinas Powys
Received 14 Feb 2023Wesley Chapel, Wesley Street, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Jun 2022St Brendan, 4, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 20 Jan 2025Barclays Bank Plc., 62, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jun 20215a, West Winds Business Park, Llangan
Received 12 Oct 2021Building Rear of 59, Vere Street, Barry
Received 23 Oct 20234, Larchwood, Wenvoe
Received 29 Jan 20251 Glanymor, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Mar 2023149, Woodlands Road, Barry
Received 9 Mar 2023St Donats Castle, East Drive, St Donats
Received 3 Mar 2026Double Cottage, Coldbrook Road West, Barry, CF63 1LF
Received 16 Nov 2020Barns adjacent to Leechmere Farm, B4265 Wick Road, Llandow
Received 23 Nov 20212 Rectory Mews, Rectory Road, Penarth
Received 9 Jul 2024The Lookout, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea, Bridgend
Received 23 Jun 20251 - 30, Severn Avenue Flats, Seven Avenue, Barry
Received 18 Aug 2022Records 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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