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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.
7,812 approved · 694 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Broadclose Farm, Moulton
Received 18 Nov 202019, Heol Fioled, Barry
Received 13 Nov 2023Murch Farm Manse, Wesley Court, Dinas Powys
Received 24 Feb 20255 Maes-y-ffynon, Bonvilston
Received 22 Jul 202413, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 18 Sept 202314A, Walston Road, Wenvoe
Received 29 Sept 202146, Brockhill Way, Penarth
Received 2 May 2023Renishaw Plc, Miskin Business Park, Miskin
Received 18 Jun 202141, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 31 Aug 20212-3 Merrie Friars Building, Paget Road, Barry
Received 3 Jun 2024Land at Hayes Wood, The Bendricks, Sully
Received 21 Feb 202244 Plas St Andresse, Penarth
Received 6 Oct 202523, Maes Y Gwenyn, Rhoose
Received 18 Feb 2021Land at Pantynawel House, Cowbridge Road, St. Athan
Received 16 Feb 2022Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant, Ham Lane East, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Oct 20203 Maillard's Haven, Penarth
Received 4 Aug 2025Bryntirion, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Mar 202216, Brecon Street, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 23 Sept 2022Land East of Dunraven Close, Cowbridge
Received 25 Jun 2026Llantwit Major Town Council, Town Hall, Llantwit Major
Received 24 Apr 2023R B Furnishers, Ludlow Lane, Penarth
Received 7 May 202414, Meliden Road, Penarth
Received 15 May 202332, Elfed Avenue, Penarth
Received 23 Apr 2024The Old Rectory, Llangan
Received 30 Dec 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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