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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.
7,873 approved · 694 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 30 May 202428 Court Close, Aberthin, Cowbridge
Received 19 Feb 202616, Bramble Avenue, Barry
Received 26 Oct 2020Plaisted House, Llanmaes
Received 14 Feb 202322-23 and 7a Broad Island House, Barry, CF62 7AD
Received 5 Feb 2025Sunnyside, Wesley Street, Llantwit Major
Received 26 May 202214, Glyndwr Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 202149, Rhodfar Morwydd, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 2021Mary Immaculate School, Caerau Lane, Wenvoe
Received 8 Jun 2023Penllyn Estate, Llwynhelig Farm, Cowbridge
Received 15 Jan 202616, The Paddocks, Penarth
Received 16 Oct 2020142, Plassey Street, Penarth
Received 3 Apr 202325, Highwalls Road, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Jan 20237a, Stacey Road, Dinas Powys
Received 17 Sept 2020Barry Waterfront 2FE school enabling works on Council owned land
Received 27 Jul 20203, Tal Y Bryn, Penarth
Received 3 Jun 2021Xanadu, 41, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 16 Nov 20239, Badgers Brook Drive, Ystradowen
Received 28 Mar 2022Lloyds Pharmacy, 99 Holton Road, Barry
Received 3 Jun 202622, Maes Y Coed, Barry
Received 11 Apr 2023Marks And Spencer Plc, Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff
Received 18 Oct 202123, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 9 Jun 202122 Clive Place, Penarth
Received 17 Feb 2025Former coffin workshop, Fonmon Road, Rhoose
Received 5 May 2022Records 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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