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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.
7,882 approved · 696 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11, St. Gwynnos Close, Dinas Powys
Received 10 Nov 202027 Countess Place, Penarth
Received 5 Jun 202619, Chestnut Avenue, St Athan
Received 9 Apr 2024St Lythans, 10 Robinswood Close, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 2024St. Annes, 20, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 16 Nov 2023Barclays Bank Plc, 2, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 20212, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge
Received 13 Dec 2018Existing Yard, Opposite April Cottage, Drope Terrace, Drope, St Georges Super Ely
Received 6 Nov 2025Church Stone Cottage, Llanmaes
Received 14 Aug 2026Llancadle House, Access Road To Kenson Cottages Llancadle
Received 16 May 202374 Murch Road, Dinas Powys
Received 15 May 2026The Chestnuts, Heol Y Cawl, Llysworney
Received 15 Mar 2024113, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 10 Sept 202111 Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 5 Dec 2025Forge Cottage, Fonmon Road, Fonmon
Received 28 Jun 202118, Maes Y Gwenyn, Rhoose
Received 6 Jan 2022Wrinstone House, Cwrt y Ala, Michaelston Le Pit Road, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 19 Dec 2022The Vineyard, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 2021Aston Martin Lagonda, Llanmaes
Received 9 Jun 2023Land at Hayes Road, Barry
Received 20 Apr 20222, Percy Smith Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Mar 2022Eastleigh, St. Georges Super Ely
Received 29 Jul 2022Longlands Quarry, Corntown
Received 14 May 2021Flat 1, 29, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 2026Records 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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