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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.
7,588 approved · 685 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Wenvoe Quarry, Alps Quarry Road, Wenvoe
Received 23 Jul 20205, Keepers Gardens, Leckwith Road, Llandough
Received 8 Jun 2021Sully Sports And Social Club, South Road, Sully
Received 3 Oct 202535, Trem Y Don, Barry
Received 9 Dec 2022Larkfield, St. Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 10 May 2021Maerdy Newydd Farm, Bonvilston, Cardiff, CF5 6TR
Received 15 Aug 2023White Rock, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea
Received 29 Dec 2022Glenburnie, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 29 Sept 202111, Porth Y Castell, Barry
Received 12 Mar 2021Land off Spitzkop Road, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Jul 2021Land East of Dunraven Close, Cowbridge
Received 25 Jun 202675, Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 1 Sept 202115, The Heathers, Barry
Received 24 Dec 2020Barns at Siop Newydd, Heol Las, Monknash
Received 7 Jun 2024Robin Hill, St. Hilary
Received 21 Nov 2022Slon Cottage, Slon Lane, Ogmore By Sea
Received 30 Oct 20241, Church Place South, Penarth
Received 9 Nov 2020Hensol Castle, Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 29 Apr 2026Great House Farm Barn, Tyle House Close, Llanmaes
Received 11 Aug 2020Salt House, Church Road, Cowbridge
Received 8 Sept 2020Ashdene, Factory Road, Llanblethian
Received 21 Aug 20262, Adenfield Way, Rhoose
Received 26 May 2023The Stables, City
Received 7 Aug 202020, Heol Neuadd Cogan, Caversham Park, Penarth
Received 19 Feb 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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