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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.
7,365 approved · 673 refused · 514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Greenways, 101 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Aug 2022Land at Forest Wood Quarry, Cowbridge Road, Pontyclun
Received 11 Oct 2021Ashfield, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 31 Jan 2025Fairhaven, 67, Cog Road, Sully
Received 26 Jul 2021Doghill Farm, Dyffryn
Received 22 Jun 20214, Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 17 Jul 2023Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock
Received 11 Jun 2021Millbrook, 2, Mill Lay Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 17 Jan 202326, Llanmead Gardens, Rhoose
Received 8 Mar 2023Wenvoe Library, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 2 Nov 2020Tresaeson Bungalow, St. Mary Hill
Received 20 Feb 2024229, Barry Road, Barry
Received 10 Feb 202315 Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 13 Feb 2026Hengoed House, Coedarhydyglyn, St Georges Super Ely, Cardiff
Received 28 Mar 2024Ward Jones Bridgend Limited, Horsefair Road, Waterton Industrial Estate CF31 3YN
Received 4 Dec 20202, Cardigan Close, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Oct 2022Land at Subway Road, Barry
Received 26 Apr 2022Land at Bro Tathan, St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan
Received 9 Nov 20233 Dros Y Mor, Penarth
Received 11 Mar 202646, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 2 Nov 20211, Laburnum Way, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Feb 2022Tyn Y Pwll Farm, Trehedyn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 15 Oct 2024Jewels Canley, 2 Glebe Street, Penarth
Received 2 Oct 2025Ruthin Quarry, St Mary Hill, Ruthin, Pencoed
Received 30 Jul 2026Records 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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