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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7,812 approved · 694 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Red Gables, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 21 Jul 20223 Parklands, Corntown
Received 3 Jul 20259 Paget Place, Penarth
Received 13 Jul 2022Church Of Saint Baruc, Phyllis Street, Barry
Received 12 Sept 2022Grantham House, Pencoedtre Lane, Barry
Received 19 Oct 2023Castle Lodge Farm, Broad Close Lane, Llancarfan
Received 26 Feb 20241 Heol St. Cattwg, Pendoylan
Received 4 Aug 2025Poppins, Llysworney, Cowbridge
Received 11 Aug 2025Unit 15, Espex Batteries, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
Received 19 Aug 2025Dock Office, Subway Road, Barry
Received 15 Dec 2022Chestnuts, Ewenny Road, Wick
Received 27 Mar 2025Fairview House, St. Hilary
Received 31 Oct 2022Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Tredogan Road, Penmark
Received 24 Jan 2024Penarth Library, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 27 Nov 2024Eden Cottage, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 5 Jun 202429 Trem Y Bae, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 2025Land East of Plas Dorlan (site of former Royal British Legion Club), High Street, Cowbridge
Received 16 May 2023Argoed Isha Quarry, Llansannor, Llanharry
Received 12 May 202522 and 24, Pardoe Crescent, Barry
Received 28 Feb 2022Eden Cottage, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 19 Dec 2025Waun Wen, Maendy
Received 5 Aug 2021Aberthaw North Quarry, Castle Road, Aberthaw
Received 17 Mar 2026Land at Fonmon, West of Cardiff Airport, Vale of Glamorgan
Received 27 Aug 2026Land to the South of Howe Mill Farm, St Mary Church
Received 20 Apr 2025Records 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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