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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.
8,002 approved · 703 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brynhyfryd, 29 Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 9 Oct 202564, Ffordd Pentre, Barry
Received 24 Nov 202113, Byrd Crescent, Penarth
Received 14 Nov 2024Garn Farm, St. Hilary
Received 22 Mar 20218, Paget Road, Barry
Received 19 Dec 202313, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 22 Sept 202127, Maes Y Gwenyn, Rhoose
Received 24 May 2022West Lodge, Crossways, Cowbridge
Received 18 Aug 2021Penllyne Court, Penllyn
Received 20 Aug 2020The Highlands, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 24 Mar 20217, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 5 Jun 20202, Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 9 Sept 2021East quay, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 20 Aug 2025Stapleton, 120, South Road, Sully
Received 26 Apr 2024Great House, High Street, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Jan 2021107, Port Road East, Barry
Received 20 Jun 202223A, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 23 May 2022Hazelwood, Church Close, Ogmore
Received 26 Apr 2022Nine Oaks, Twyncyn, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Aug 202118, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 29 Nov 2021Plot 1, Eglwys Brewis Road, Eglwys Brewis
Received 14 Nov 20228 Harlech Close, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Sept 20246 Cherwell Road, Penarth
Received 2 Nov 2021Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock, Penarth
Received 20 Jun 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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