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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.
8,056 approved · 704 refused · 560 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bryn Glas, 39, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 27 Oct 2021104 Colcot Road, Barry
Received 20 Aug 2024Land at Drope Road
Received 10 Feb 20223, Church View Close, Llandough
Received 11 Mar 20221, Llanmihangel Rise, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 29 Mar 202123, Enfield Drive, Barry
Received 21 Sept 202214 Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 27 Jun 2025Ty Gwiscoed, West Street, Broughton
Received 30 Jun 2023Adjacent 44, Milton Road, Barry
Received 3 Apr 2024Ty Caron, Stag Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Feb 202438, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 13 Jul 202234, Highwalls Avenue, Dinas Powys
Received 15 Apr 2024Windsor Lawn Tennis Club, Larkwood Avenue, Penarth
Received 11 Jun 2021Rock House, Fonmon
Received 12 Jul 2023Outside 140b Holton Road, Barry
Received 17 Nov 2025Bryanston, 2, Castle Court, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Mar 2023Parc Farm, Parc Farm Lane, St Donats
Received 15 Nov 202415, Church Road, Rhoose
Received 20 Aug 2024Existing Car and Joinery Workshops, Land at Corner of Gilbert Street And Herbert Street, Barry
Received 4 Aug 2026Bro Tathan West, St Athan, Barry
Received 7 Nov 2025208, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 16 Apr 2021Cardiff International Airport, Airport Access Road East, Rhoose
Received 21 Dec 202162, Cosmeston Drive, Penarth
Received 29 Apr 2021Castle View, Wick Road, St Brides Major
Received 9 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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