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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.
7,998 approved · 703 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Limetree Cottage, 3, The Vines, Colwinston
Received 7 May 2025Windsor Court, Windsor Road, Barry
Received 22 Jun 2022Pear Tree Cottage, Windsor Terrace Lane, Penarth
Received 14 Apr 202539, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 May 202103535 - Railway Terrace Garage, Railway Terrace, Penarth
Received 19 Jul 2021108, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 8 Jan 20257 Chantry Rise, Penarth
Received 15 May 2024Mariners Way, 17, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 24 May 2022Premier Inn, Hood Road, Barry
Received 3 Mar 2025Unit 2, Link Trade Park, Llandough, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 202612, Plas Glen Rosa, Penarth Portway, Penarth
Received 1 Jun 20234, Orchard Lodge, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 27 Mar 202420, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea
Received 2 Jun 202619, Boverton Brook, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Jul 2023Penarth Leisure Centre, Andrew Road, Cogan, Penarth
Received 7 Mar 201925, Tathan Crescent, St. Athan
Received 2 Oct 202014, Boverton Court, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 16 Aug 2021Monks Wood, Wick
Received 6 Aug 2020Lyndale, The Causeway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 11 Nov 2020Land at Dock Office, Barry Docks, Barry
Received 8 Dec 202294, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 19 Sept 2024Double Cottage, Coldbrook Road West, Barry
Received 22 Sept 2021Land at Heol Y Felin, Heol Y Felin, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Dec 2025United World College Of The Atlantic, East Drive, St. Donats
Received 25 May 2023Records 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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