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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.
8,013 approved · 703 refused · 556 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bragdy, Frampton
Received 21 Jul 2025Land West of St. Lythans
Received 22 Jan 202117, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 14 Jul 2023Monty Smith Ltd, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 23 Jun 2023Island View Residential Care Home, Friars Road, Barry
Received 30 Mar 2022Land to the north of Maes y Ffynnon, Bonvilston
Received 17 Dec 2025Penllyn Estate Farm, Llwynhelig, Cowbridge
Received 10 Sept 2021Forage Farm Shop And Kitchen, Penllyn Estate Farm, Llwynhelig, Cowbridge
Received 21 Oct 2022Land to the West of Llangan
Received 10 May 202161, Cae Newydd, St Nicholas
Received 4 Jan 2023Pebble Cottage, 11, Lakeside, Barry
Received 17 Sept 2021Land adjacent to Stallcourt Close/ Church Road, Llanblethian
Received 6 May 202637A Salop Place, Penarth
Received 30 Jul 202618 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 8 Aug 2025Land to the rear of 21, Victoria Road and 2, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 17 Feb 2021Langcross Farm, Pen-y-turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 25 Jul 2024Monkton Lodge, Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 3 Jul 20256, Vale Court, Cowbridge
Received 3 Nov 2020Elan Cottage, Mount Road, The Common, Dinas Powys
Received 23 Jun 2020River Taff, The Marl and Hamadryad Park, Cardiff (22/02945/SCO)
Received 12 Jan 20232, Masefield Road, Penarth
Received 31 May 2023The Mill, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 26 Jan 2024Sunbeams, Twyncyn, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Jun 202137, Greenmeadow Way, Rhoose
Received 8 Nov 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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