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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.
7,462 approved · 678 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
To Hesg, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 29 Jan 2021Rose Cottage, Port Road, Nurston
Received 22 Sept 202115, West Terrace, Penarth
Received 3 Mar 20215, Meadow View Court, Sully
Received 24 May 202338, Eagleswell Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 16 Aug 2021Town Hall Car Park, Rear lane to Burial Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 16 Aug 2024Cuyahoga Lodge, 12 Clevedon Avenue, Sully
Received 19 Jun 2025Castle Upon Alun House, St. Brides Major
Received 14 Sept 2023Bonvilla, Bonvilston
Received 15 Mar 202135, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 27 Jan 2023Court Road Depot, Barry Road, Barry, CF62 9BG
Received 2 Nov 202057, Laburnum Way, Penarth
Received 1 Feb 2023Land adjacent to 142, Port Road East, Barry
Received 29 Aug 2023The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterston Super Ely
Received 6 Jun 202429 Dunraven Street, Barry
Received 20 Nov 202566, Windsor Road Penarth
Received 5 Feb 2025Lower Cosmeston Farm , Lavernock Road, Cosmeston
Received 18 Aug 2025Brynhill Golf Club, Little Brynhill Lane, Barry
Received 11 Aug 20267, Seaview Place, Llantwit Major
Received 16 Nov 2020Whitcliffe House, 2, Whitcliffe Drive, Penarth
Received 11 Oct 202327, Robinswood Close, Penarth
Received 24 May 20231, 3, 5 and 7, Rectory Close, Wenvoe
Received 15 May 2026Bramblemead, 20, Meadowside, Penarth
Received 7 Oct 2021Ivy House, Flemingston
Received 4 May 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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