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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.
7,780 approved · 690 refused · 538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Granary, Llangan
Received 4 Jan 2021Caer Wigau Uchaf Farm, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 22 May 2023Pant Quarry, Ewenny Road, St Brides Major
Received 18 Dec 2025The Old Brewery, Eglwys Brewis Road, St Athan
Received 22 Aug 2024The Croft, Llanmaes
Received 6 May 2026Middle Hill, Llancarfan
Received 11 Nov 20241, Romilly Road, Barry
Received 24 Sept 2021The Chapel, Chapel Terrace, Twyn yr Odyn
Received 9 Mar 2018The Misk, 7, Flush Meadow, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Mar 202319, Conybeare Road, Sully
Received 7 Apr 2021Gardeners Mews, Hensol Castle Estate
Received 18 Oct 2024Tyn Y Cae Cottages, Peterston Super Ely
Received 6 Jan 2023Lanlay, Wyndham Park Way, Peterston Super Ely
Received 3 Mar 20212, Windyridge, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Feb 20238-9, Llandough Trading Estate, Llandough
Received 8 Mar 2022Cwrt Y Cadno, School Lane, Llancarfan
Received 22 Mar 20225, Heol Neuadd, Cogan, Penarth
Received 19 May 2020Hook Hill, Love Lane, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 12 Oct 202114 Robinswood Crescent, Penarth
Received 8 Jul 2026The Dales, Little Brynhill Lane, Barry
Received 21 Nov 202524 Glastonbury Road, Sully
Received 28 Nov 202513, Norris Close, Penarth
Received 11 Mar 2021The Barn, Llanmaes
Received 7 Sept 20269, Station Road, Rhoose
Received 12 Nov 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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