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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.
7,530 approved · 683 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
4 Berkley Drive, Penarth
Received 24 Aug 2026St. Quentins House, Castle Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 23 Nov 202319, Clos Cradog, Penarth
Received 26 May 2023Site to the rear of the Manor House, (Chalet Block) Sully Road, Penarth
Received 14 Oct 202151, Rhodfar Morwydd, Penarth
Received 29 Sept 202113, Leoline Close, Cowbridge
Received 14 Jan 2021Flat 2, Park Tower, 15 Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 29 Aug 2023Park Cottage, 28, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 6 Oct 202272, Brookfield Avenue, Barry
Received 28 Jun 2021Llantwit Major Football Club, Windmill Lane Off Frampton Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Nov 2025Cowbridge Bowling Club, The Broadshoard, Cowbridge
Received 3 Mar 202212, Hastings Avenue, Penarth
Received 16 Dec 2022Upper House Farm, Port Road, East Aberthaw
Received 24 Jul 202358, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 31 Jul 2023East Quay, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 23 Aug 2021Rivington House, Llanbethery
Received 3 Aug 2022Rowans, Llanbethery
Received 26 Mar 20259, Caynham Avenue, Penarth
Received 18 Aug 2023Wayside Cottage, Gileston Farm, Gileston
Received 25 May 202232, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 13 Dec 2021West Farm, West Street, Llantwit Major
Received 27 May 202513 Plas Glen Rosa, Penarth
Received 10 Jun 20255, Norman Cottages, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 12 Apr 202266, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 30 Jun 2021Records 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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