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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.
7,547 approved · 684 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
East House, Maendy
Received 22 Aug 2023St Illtyd's Church, Church Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 14 Aug 20254, Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 29 Jul 20221, Larchwood, Wenvoe
Received 8 Dec 202261, The Parade, Barry
Received 27 Mar 2025Unit 4, Kings Wood Court, B4524 Ogmore Road At Ewenny, Ewenny
Received 15 Oct 202470, Shakespeare Avenue, Penarth
Received 8 Mar 2024The Laurels, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 26 Jul 2021Little Haven, 3 Burnham Avenue, Sully
Received 8 Oct 20242, Nyth Y Dryw, Rhoose
Received 3 Sept 2021Bridge House Farm, Llanmaes Road, Llanmaes
Received 3 Jul 2024Rockside, Station Road, Dinas Powys
Received 15 Jan 202510 Royal Close, Penarth
Received 7 Apr 2025104, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 10 Mar 2022Unit 1, Thompson Street, Barry
Received 23 May 2025Rhydhalog Newudd Heol Y Bont-faen, Talygam, Pont-y-clun, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Received 20 Aug 2024Vishwell Farmhouse, St. Andrews Road, Wenvoe
Received 5 Feb 2021Land adjacent to Ty Mynydd Farm, Welsh St. Donats
Received 23 Jan 2023Land to the east of 250 Barry Road, Barry
Received 27 Feb 20236, Cherry Close, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Oct 202230, Crawshay Drive, Boverton
Received 23 Aug 202227 Longmeadow Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Nov 202492-94 Holton Road, Barry
Received 15 Oct 20243, Hawthorn Close, Dinas Powys
Received 3 Aug 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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