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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7,998 approved · 703 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Danygraig, Lane – Junction The Rhiw to Junction Pont Y Rhyd, Graig Penllyn
Received 1 Sept 2025Rose Cottage, Gileston
Received 21 Feb 2022New House Farm, Llanmihangel Road, Llanblethian
Received 14 Jul 202518, Masefield Road, Penarth
Received 3 Jul 202383, Salop Street, Penarth
Received 2 Nov 202211B-11C, Royal Buildings, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 2022Llanvithyn Farm, Llancarfan
Received 16 May 2022Llantwit Major Rugby Football Club, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 11 Feb 2021Corvus Point, 12, Cog Road, Sully
Received 12 Jun 2020Penrhiw House, The Downs, St. Nicholas
Received 20 Apr 2022Westwoods, Castleton Road, St Athan
Received 1 Jul 2024100, Jenner Road, Barry
Received 17 Mar 2022Waun Wen, Trebettyn Lane, Llansannor
Received 1 Apr 2025Woodlands Cottage, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 18 Nov 2021Village Hall, Corntown Road, Corntown
Received 15 Mar 2023Ty Fry Lodge, Pendoylan
Received 22 Sept 2020121, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 18 Sept 2023Land at Barry Waterfront, adjacent to Dock No. 1
Received 2 Jul 20209 Wishful House, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 10 Nov 2025Cilfan, Castle Court, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 5 Jan 2021Unit 1, Vale Forge, North Road, Cowbridge
Received 6 Jul 20201 Duffryn Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 20 Feb 20255, Llandaff Close, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 2020Bonvilston Cottage, Bonvilston
Received 2 Sept 2019Records 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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