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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.
7,540 approved · 683 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
1, Maes Yr Afon, Llancarfan
Received 7 Feb 202470, Redbrink Crescent, Barry
Received 13 May 20245, Llandough Trading Estate, Llandough, Penarth
Received 22 Mar 202213 Wordsworth Close, Llantwit Major
Received 25 Nov 2025Land off Chapel Terrace, Twyn y Odyn, Culverhouse Cross
Received 18 Apr 2023Paget Rooms, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 23 Sept 2022Windsor Hotel, Holton Road, Barry
Received 30 Mar 2022Pound Cottage, Duffryn Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 28 Apr 202286 Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 24 Sept 202566, John Batchelor Way, Penarth
Received 27 Oct 202346, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 25 Sept 2023Toby Carvery, Port Road West, Barry
Received 16 Dec 2024Thorn Cottage, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 9 Nov 2022Land to west Drope Road, Drope, St Georges Super Ely, Cardiff
Received 18 Feb 2026Greenfield, East Street, Llantwit Major
Received 7 Apr 20219 Maes Slowes Leyes, Rhoose
Received 12 Jan 2026Lynwood, 43, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Oct 2020Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 7 Aug 2023Beechwood House, Beechwood College, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 22 Apr 202111, Tair Onen, St Hilary
Received 12 Nov 2021Tafarn Barn Stables, Trerhyngyll
Received 28 Apr 202032 Tre-beferad, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Aug 2025Hunters Lodge, Graig Penllyn
Received 3 Aug 202314 Charteris Close, Penarth
Received 31 Mar 2025Records 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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