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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.
8,010 approved · 703 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
83, Castle Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 3 Jun 202119, Clos Celyn, Barry
Received 30 Mar 202241, Heol Y Frenhines, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Sept 20231, Seys Close, Cowbridge
Received 20 Apr 202115, Britten Road, Penarth
Received 9 May 2023The Anchorage, 15, Plas St. Andresse, Penarth
Received 25 Feb 2022St. Cyres Road, Penarth
Received 12 Sept 202232, Romilly Road, Barry
Received 7 Jun 2021Land at Heol Y Fro, Pentre Cwrt, Llantwit Major
Received 23 Dec 2020Ashfield, Cowbridge Road, Ystradowen
Received 22 Oct 2024Coach House Farm, Cwrt -Y -Ala Rd, Michaelston Le Pit, Dinas Powys
Received 19 Mar 2026Trehill Farmhouse, A48, St. Nicholas
Received 30 Jun 20224, Blyth Close, Barry
Received 22 Sept 202117, Picca Close, Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan
Received 5 Aug 2024Church Cottage, A48 Bonvilston, Bonvilston
Received 17 Jun 2026104 Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 1 Sept 2025Land South West of Sealands Farm, Bridgend
Received 8 Aug 20223, Orchard Way, Gileston
Received 9 Jul 2021New Parc Bungalow, Dimlands Road, St. Donats
Received 25 Feb 202225, Heol Tre Forys, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 2022West Winds, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Received 12 Aug 2025Lower House Farm, Rhoose Road, Rhoose
Received 24 Sept 2021Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 14 Nov 2024In hedgerow between 18, Maes Glas and Ael Y Coed, Barry
Received 15 Oct 2020Records 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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