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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.
7,599 approved · 685 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17, Byrd Crescent, Penarth
Received 27 Jul 2021Normandy, 9 Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 20258, Mountjoy Close, Penarth
Received 19 May 202252, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 11 Oct 2021Leckwith Quay, Leckwith Road, Leckwith
Received 13 Oct 2020Beechcroft, Llancarfan, Barry
Received 3 Jul 20246, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 10 Nov 2022Dragon Clay Sports, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 17 Feb 2021Goldsland Farm, Wenvoe
Received 4 May 2021Mill Stream Cottage, Llandow
Received 18 Feb 2026Ger Y Nant Farm, Argae Lane, St Andrews Major
Received 30 Sept 202115, Robinswood Close, Penarth
Received 9 Jul 2021Christ Church Presbyterian, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 17 Jun 2025Beggan Farm, Leckwith
Received 17 Jun 2024Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 15 Apr 202489 Porth-y-Castell, Barry
Received 21 Oct 2025St Donats Castle, East Drive, St Donats
Received 17 Jul 20246, Uplands Crescent, Llandough
Received 12 Oct 2022Hillfields Farm, Pont Sarn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 29 Dec 2023Walterston Farm, Walterston
Received 22 Feb 202273 Trinity Street, Barry
Received 7 May 202419 Archer Road, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 2022Sea Crest House, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 4 Jan 20215, Bridgewater Road, Sully
Received 9 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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