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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.
7,813 approved · 694 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 11 Oct 2019Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 27 Jun 2024Ystradowen Village Hall, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 5 Nov 202410 Millwood Rise, Barry
Received 1 May 2025Coed Emlyn Park, Caravan Repair Centre, A48 St Hilary, St Hilary
Received 19 Dec 2025Land at Pantynawel House, Cowbridge Road, St Athan
Received 25 Jun 2021Sunnybank, Chapel Road, Broughton
Received 8 Oct 2024Arwelfa, Wallas Barns, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 15 Dec 202216, Elm Grove Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 2 Mar 2021The Lyddens, 12, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major
Received 15 May 2023White Oaks, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 3 Jul 202515 St Augustine's Road, Penarth
Received 28 Nov 2022Wentworth, Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 30 Sept 20204, Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 29 Dec 2023Principality Building Society, 1, The Precinct, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 18 Apr 20245, River Court, Treoes, Bridgend
Received 26 Aug 2021Land on Hayes Road, Sully
Received 16 Aug 202369, St. Davids Crescent, Penarth
Received 1 Oct 2021St. Peters Church, Church Road, Rhoose
Received 22 Sept 202012 Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 1 Jul 2026Seaview Cottage, St. Athan
Received 20 May 2021The Herberts Farmhouse, St Athan Road, St Mary Church
Received 20 Mar 2020Llanfair Primary School, St. Mary Church
Received 8 Mar 2022Millwood, Pen-Y-Turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Jun 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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