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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.
7,378 approved · 673 refused · 514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Apartment Block A, Heol Ty Draw, Barry
Received 28 Mar 2023Little Mill, St. Brides Road, St. Fagans, Cardiff
Received 15 Jul 20222, Dyffryn Close, St Nicholas
Received 2 Dec 202437 Masefield Road, Penarth
Received 25 Nov 2024Barn 1, Pantwilkin Stables, Unnamed Private Road From A48 To Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 7 Aug 2025The Pumphouse, Hood Road, Barry
Received 5 Feb 2021Station Hotel Living Accommodation, 162 Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 202612, Solent Road, Barry
Received 29 Jul 202430 Clive Place, Penarth
Received 3 Dec 2024Units 18-21, Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 15 Dec 2025Frolics Farmhouse, Llanmaes Road, Llanmaes
Received 1 Feb 202139, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 4 May 2021Rock House, Fonmon
Received 19 Jan 202422, Uppercliff Close, Penarth
Received 21 Jun 20217, Millfield Drive, Cowbridge
Received 18 Mar 2024Pencoedtre High School, Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry
Received 9 Dec 2022Sea View Labour Club, Dock View Road, Barry
Received 6 Apr 2021Garden Cottage, Llansannor
Received 17 May 2023Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 12 Aug 202666, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 10 Feb 2022Copper Beeches, 7 Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Aug 2025The Barn, Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 19 Jul 2021Land at Middle Hill, Old Middle Hill, Llancarfan
Received 13 Feb 202411, Coed Mawr, Barry
Received 27 Jun 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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