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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.
7,479 approved · 681 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land to the rear of 21, Victoria Road and 2, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 17 Feb 2021Pwll Y Wrach, Colwinston, Cowbridge
Received 15 Jun 202212, Cwrt Ty Mawr, Penarth
Received 14 May 202152, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 27 Mar 2023Ashfield, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 22 Apr 202511 Porth-y-castell, Barry
Received 3 Jun 2026Land adjacent The Lindens, Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 2 Dec 2020Consultation Closed: Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Aberthin Road, Cowbridge
Received 3 Jun 2021Ty Carreg Las, West Street, Llantwit Major
Received 17 May 20231 Goldsland Walk, Wenvoe
Received 29 Jan 2026Aycliffe, 17 Craven Walk, Penarth
Received 1 Sept 2022Land outside of 9, Rectory Close, Wenvoe
Received 5 Jan 202420 Boverton Brook, Llantwit Major
Received 24 Nov 202538 Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 16 May 202562, South Road, Sully
Received 26 Nov 202120, Trem Y Bae, Penarth
Received 21 Feb 2022Outside Costa Coffee, 18 Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 17 Nov 2025The Court House, High Street, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Feb 2024Felin Dawel, Michealston Le Pit Road, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 1 Mar 202417, Caer Worgan, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jun 202118, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 12 May 202228, Marine Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 29 Jan 2025Curnix Farm, Moulton
Received 30 Aug 2022Land to the rear of the Three Golden Cups, Southerndown
Received 5 Mar 2024Records 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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