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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.
7,688 approved · 686 refused · 530 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Nicholas, Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 24 Oct 2024Bonvilla, A48 Bonvilston
Received 2 Oct 2025Land Adjoining Seaton House, 2 Park Road, Dinas Powys
Received 2 Mar 20267, Marine Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 23 Jun 2023Glenburnie, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 29 Dec 2022Pant Wilkin Stables, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 24 Sept 202117, Stallcourt Avenue, Llantwit Major
Received 17 Aug 202332 Heol Y Frenhines, Dinas Powys
Received 15 May 2025Caer Wigau Uchaf Farm, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 22 May 2023Larnog Solar Farm, Sully
Received 16 Dec 2025St. Richard Gwyn RC High School, Argae Lane, St. Andrews Major
Received 16 Mar 2023Field behind Court Close in Aberthin, accessed by the lane that extends from Downs View Close
Received 14 Apr 202191, Porth y Castell, Barry
Received 20 Apr 202210A, Pencoedtre Road, Barry
Received 18 Mar 2024Plaisted House, Llanmaes
Received 9 Jan 2024Cliff Farm, Llancarfan
Received 13 Oct 20201 Kestrel Way, Penarth
Received 14 Oct 2025Clement Place, Barry
Received 26 Mar 2024Unit 13A, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
Received 8 May 2024Westcliff, Causeway Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 6 Oct 2020Claude Road West street works, Claude Road West, Barry
Received 22 Dec 2022Stablau Hir, Tredogan Road, Penmark
Received 10 Jul 2023259, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 21 Jul 2022The Old Vicarage, Wick Road, St Brides Major
Received 2 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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