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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.
7,662 approved · 686 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Papa Johns, 46 Holton Road, Barry
Received 17 Mar 2025Maeshyfryd, Buttrills Road, Barry
Received 7 Oct 2021The Waverley Care Centre, 122-124, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 11 Dec 2023Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, Heol Ceiniog, Barry
Received 13 Oct 2022Ffynnon Deilo, Trehedyn Lane, Pendoylan
Received 15 Dec 2025Heritage Coast Campsite, Monknash
Received 27 May 2021Woodlands, Bonvilston
Received 21 Jul 2020Persondy, Moorhill To Ty Candy Farm, Treoes
Received 25 Mar 2025Paget Rooms, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 1 Jul 202048, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 10 Oct 202316, Cwrt Y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 18 Aug 20237, Stanton Way, Penarth
Received 30 Jan 2023Land to the East of Aston Martin Lagonda and West of Cowbridge Road, Bro Tathan, St. Athan
Received 18 Sept 20238, Heol Collen, Culverhouse Cross
Received 2 Dec 2020125, Ffordd Y Dociau, Barry
Received 3 Aug 202239, Glyndwr Avenue, St. Athan
Received 26 Apr 202319, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 15 Sept 2022Whitehall Farm, St. Lythans Road, St. Lythans
Received 9 Jun 202031, Bramble Avenue, Barry
Received 11 Apr 20219, Paget Place, Penarth
Received 25 Sept 2024Westwoods, The Trip, Ewenny
Received 11 Apr 2022Glanavon, Piccadilly, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 11 Aug 20226, Borough Close, Cowbridge
Received 16 May 2022Eagle Cottage, Eagle Lane, Cowbridge
Received 14 May 2024Records 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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