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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.
7,954 approved · 702 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Kathleen Street, Barry
Received 4 Nov 202036, Porlock Drive, Sully
Received 13 Feb 2023Glenville, 50 Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 22 Jul 2025Land at the new roundabout to the A48, North West of Cowbridge
Received 14 Dec 202010, Nyth Yr Eos, Rhoose
Received 4 Jul 202272, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 26 Apr 2023Land East of Dunraven Close (the former construction compound associated with Phase 1 of the Clare Garden Village scheme), Cowbridge
Received 10 Oct 202522, Norseman Close, Rhoose
Received 13 Jun 2023Land at Gileston Road, St. Athan
Received 17 Jun 20216, Heol Y Coed, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Feb 2025Goodsheds, Hood Road, Barry
Received 20 Jun 2023Units 2a and 2b, Culverhouse Cross Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff
Received 24 Jun 2022Welsh Water, Drope Road, Cardiff
Received 25 Oct 202412 Pembroke Terrace, Penarth
Received 11 Mar 202525 Westward Rise, Barry
Received 6 Aug 2026To Hesg, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 12 May 2022Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 15 Apr 20247, Marine Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 10 May 2022291, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 26 Jul 2021Sunny Bank, Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Jan 20225, Plover Way, Lavernock Park, Penarth
Received 17 Jul 2020Brynglas, St. Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 19 May 2021Treloweth, 92, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 8 Sept 202134, Cory Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 8 Jun 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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