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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8,002 approved · 703 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Haydock House, 1 Holton Road, Barry
Received 6 Jul 2020Celtic View, 10, Madoc Close, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Oct 2022Springside, Llanmaes
Received 30 Nov 2021Select, 139-141, Holton Road, Barry
Received 18 Sept 2023Ty'r Gyfraith, Thompson Street, Barry
Received 24 Nov 202536, Whitcliffe Drive, Penarth
Received 29 Jan 2024Acorn Camping and Caravanning, Ham Lane South, Llantwit Major
Received 18 Nov 202163, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 16 Dec 202136, Falcon Road, Barry
Received 24 Dec 2021Community Care Agency, 4, Camms Corner, Plas Essyllt, Dinas Powys
Received 25 Feb 202213, Wesley Avenue, Rhoose
Received 29 Nov 2022Garnllwyd Barns, Llancarfan
Received 23 Feb 20232 Laburnum Way, Penarth
Received 24 Sept 20265, Bassett Road, Sully
Received 25 Sept 2023Southerndown Golf Club, B4524 Ogmore Road, Ogmore
Received 20 Jan 2025Nisa, 1, Vere Street, Barry
Received 2 Dec 2020Dinas Powys Golf Club, 34 Highwalls Road, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Aug 20251 St Davids Avenue, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Jun 2026Town Hall, Llantwit Major Town Council, Church Street, Llantwit Major
Received 23 Sept 202634, Winston Road, Barry
Received 16 Nov 202311, Lettons Way, Dinas Powys
Received 10 Jan 2022St. Peters Church, Church Road, Rhoose
Received 21 Dec 2020St Cyres School, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 23 May 2024Coedhirion, 8, Walston Road, Wenvoe
Received 6 Jun 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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