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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.
7,715 approved · 688 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Picketston House, Picketston Village, Picketston
Received 30 Jul 2024Tudor Bungalow, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 14 Apr 2026Evenlode Primary School, Evenlode Avenue, Penarth
Received 24 Oct 2023Doghill Farm, Dyffryn
Received 24 Sept 202125 Borough Close, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jul 2026Erw'r Delyn Stud Farm, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 12 Apr 2023Premier Inn Bridgend, Road to Pant Ruthin Fawr Farm, Llanharan, Bridgend
Received 27 Jun 202416, Tair Onen, Welsh St. Donats
Received 31 Oct 2019Y Berllan, Peterston Super Ely
Received 6 Jul 202040, Clos Maes Dyfan, Barry
Received 14 Jun 2022Hensol Castle Distillery, Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 18 Sept 202595, Fonmon Park Road, Rhoose
Received 24 Mar 2022Endless Acres Stud, Peterston Super Ely
Received 2 Mar 20238, Mayflower Way, Rhoose
Received 15 Feb 2022Dyffryn Tawel, Llanharry, Pontyclun
Received 3 Jun 2021Windsor Lawn Tennis Club, Larkwood Avenue, Penarth
Received 12 Apr 2023Land at Brynwell Farm, Land between A4232 and Leckwith Village
Received 23 Dec 2024Windmill Industrial Estate, Wimbourne Road, Barry
Received 22 Jun 20186, Grove Place, Penarth
Received 21 Oct 202210, Beryl Place, Barry
Received 29 Mar 2021Annwylfan, St Brides Road
Received 21 May 2021Land off Clive Road, Barry Island
Received 14 Oct 20245, 7, 9 and 11 Gibson Way, Penarth
Received 23 Jun 2025Ewenny Village Shop, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 19 Dec 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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