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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.
7,846 approved · 694 refused · 545 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty-ffynnon, Drope Road, St. Georges Super Ely
Received 30 Jan 202411, Plas Glen Rosa, Penarth Portway, Penarth
Received 7 Apr 2021Land South of The Goodsheds, Hood Road, Barry
Received 12 Oct 2021Blue Anchor Inn, East Aberthaw
Received 30 Jan 2025Land to the South of Hood Road, Barry
Received 24 May 202246, Slade Close, Sully
Received 11 Aug 2020Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St Brides Super Ely
Received 17 Jul 2025Sunny Glen, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 14 Jul 2026New Beaupre Farm, St Hilary
Received 4 Dec 2020Countisbury, St. Lythans Road, St. Lythans
Received 12 Jun 20266 Wimbourne Close, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Sept 202536, Wimborne Crescent, Sully
Received 21 Feb 2022Sheepcourt Farm, A48 Bonvilston, Bonvilston
Received 27 Nov 2025Crosslands, Whitefields Farm Lane, Welsh St Donats
Received 13 May 2025Castle Upon Alun House, St. Brides Major
Received 19 Oct 2023Pantwilkin Stables, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 28 Apr 2022Cartref, St Hilary, Cowbridge
Received 24 Mar 2021Hendre, Sigingstone
Received 28 Jan 2025First Floor Flat, 29, Park Road, Barry
Received 22 Apr 20218, Dyffryn Place, Barry
Received 7 Apr 20224, Little Moors Hill, Barry
Received 2 Feb 2024Homri Barn, Well Lane, St Nicholas
Received 14 May 2025Ogmore Farm, Ogmore
Received 2 Feb 2024The Gallery, 2, Broad Street, Barry
Received 12 Oct 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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