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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.
7,755 approved · 688 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
North Lodge, Clemenstone
Received 20 Sept 2022Land off Cowbridge Road, Northfields, St Athan
Received 22 Nov 2021Sully to Cosmeston Active Travel Route
Received 20 May 2025MOD St Athan, St Athan, Barry
Received 7 Oct 2026St Brides Court, Unnamed Lane From Fox And Hounds Northwest To Bramerton House, St Brides Major
Received 23 Jul 2024Ty Coch Farm, Drope Lane From St Brides Super Ely To River Ely, St Brides Super Ely
Received 22 Sept 202519, Tair Onen, St Hilary
Received 22 Jun 2021149, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 4 Nov 2021Land near (or at) Springfield, Bonvilston
Received 15 Oct 202566, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 29 Apr 2022Land off Groesfaen Road, Peterston Super Ely
Received 26 Mar 202456 Heol Tre Forys, Penarth
Received 14 Jun 20223, Evans Street, Barry
Received 26 Apr 2024Lane Cottage, Heol y Cawl Lane, Corntown
Received 18 Nov 20204 Court Drive, Llansannor
Received 24 Jun 2026154 Colcot Road, Barry
Received 3 Jun 2025Wenvoe Manor, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 15 Apr 2021Dow Corning Ltd., Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 24 Nov 202211, Llandaff Close, Penarth
Received 28 Apr 2021Momentive Speciality Chemicals, Sully Moors Road, Sully
Received 27 Oct 2023Police Station, Wesley Street, Llantwit Major
Received 7 Jun 2023Greenfield land south of Blackton Lane and west of Port Road.
Received 20 Dec 20243B Paget Road, Barry
Received 19 Jun 2024Land north of Llantrithyd Deer Park
Received 7 Aug 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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