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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.
7,708 approved · 688 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10, Cherwell Road, Penarth
Received 4 Aug 2022Former Cowbridge Police Station, Cowbridge
Received 9 Oct 2025Greggs, 3, The Precinct, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Oct 2023Green Isha Farm, Llantwit Road, Wick, Cowbridge
Received 27 Feb 20262 Benjamin Hall, Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 13 Aug 2024St Richard Gwyn Rc High School, Argae Lane, St Andrews Major
Received 3 Oct 2025College Lodge, Town Mill Road, Cowbridge
Received 1 Mar 2024Bank Cottage, Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 19 Jan 2021Tesco Extra, access roads Tesco and Marks and Spencer, Culverhouse Cross
Received 11 Mar 20227, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 12 Nov 2020Units 9, 10 and 11a, Heritage Business Park, Wick Road, Llantwit Major
Received 20 Jun 2022Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 22 Feb 20231, Drope Terrace, Drope, St. Georges Super Ely
Received 27 Nov 202317, Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 23 Feb 2024The Lawns, Cwrt Yr Ala Road, Wenvoe
Received 22 Feb 202150, Smithies Avenue, Sully
Received 5 Aug 2025The Former Royal British Legion Club, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 1 Sept 2021Coach House Farm, Cwrt -Y -Ala Rd, Michaelston Le Pit Dinas Powys
Received 25 Nov 2025Penllyn Castle, Penllyn, Cowbridge, CF71 7RQ
Received 18 Mar 2021Oddfellows Lodge, Monknash
Received 29 Jan 2026Gardenhurst Resource Centre, Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 11 Jul 2016Former Public Toilets, Friars Road, Nells Point, Barry Island
Received 20 Jan 2026Sunbeams, Twyncyn, Dinas Powys
Received 25 Nov 202416, Oyster Bend, Sully
Received 19 Aug 2020Records 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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