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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.
7,646 approved · 685 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Franklen House, Llysworney
Received 2 Nov 20215, Milton Road, Penarth
Received 29 Mar 202324 Holton Rd, Barry
Received 7 Apr 202616, Laburnum Way, Dinas Powys
Received 6 Nov 2023Fonmon Castle, Fonmon
Received 24 Mar 2022The Old Rectory, Unnamed Lane From Porthkerry Road To The Old Rectory, Porthkerry
Received 6 May 2025Trehill Farmhouse, St. Nicholas
Received 8 Mar 202145 Althorp Drive, Penarth
Received 19 Sept 2024Linden Lea, 71, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 11 Mar 2021Riversdale Cottage, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 20 Nov 202334 Smithies Avenue, Sully
Received 15 Jul 2024Ambury, Jct B4270 At Nash Manor To Manor Gardens, Nash
Received 18 Aug 2025Land adjacent to, Station Terrace, Station Road East, Wenvoe
Received 17 Jun 2024Thimble Cottage, Castle Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 8 Aug 20245, Dinas Road, Penarth
Received 2 Oct 2020Land to the South of Blackton Lane and West of Port Road, Rhoose
Received 11 Apr 2024Penmark Farm, Tredogan Road, Penmark
Received 22 Dec 2025Land at Dunlin Court, Barry
Received 27 Oct 2023Spring House, Bonvilston
Received 19 Oct 2022Ty Green Farm, Broughton Road, Wick
Received 3 Mar 2025Leisure Centre, Greenwood Street, Barry
Received 21 Mar 2025Llancarfan Tennis Club, School Lane Llancarfan
Received 3 Sept 202125, Heol Sant Bridget, St. Brides Major
Received 13 Jul 2021Land at Sycamore Cross, Bonvilston
Received 22 Jul 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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