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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8,002 approved · 703 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sunningdale, Victoria Park Road, Barry
Received 16 Apr 2024Old Farmhouse, Gileston
Received 29 Sept 2023Gileston Manor, Gileston Road, Gileston
Received 17 Apr 2025Riversdale Cottage, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 10 Mar 2026Bron-y-glyn, 18 Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 24 Oct 2024Tregegin, Bridge Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 13 Nov 2024Cross Inn, Church Road,, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 1 May 2025Land to the rear of The Lindens, Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 21 Jan 202256, Lewis Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 18 Jul 202213 St Peter's Road, Penarth
Received 18 Mar 2026The Sycamores, St. Owains Crescent, Ystradowen
Received 4 Jan 2023Candide, St Mary Hill
Received 16 Jul 2020The Market Place Restaurant, 66 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 20 Oct 20252, Ashby Road, Sully
Received 5 Feb 2021Hayes Point site, Barry
Received 10 Jan 20233, Sunnyside, Treoes
Received 3 Sept 2021Red Lion Inn, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 12 Sept 2023Former Public Conveniences, Friars Road, Nells Point, Barry Island
Received 14 Jan 2026West House Country Hotel, West Street, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jul 202510, Harriet Street, Cogan, Penarth
Received 14 Sept 2022Land adjacent to Gorllwyn Forestry Holding. Parcel of land south to 'Mill Pond', Cowbridge
Received 22 Dec 2025Clisson House, Town Mill Road, Cowbridge
Received 8 Jul 202029 Clive Place, Penarth
Received 11 Mar 20251, Drope Terrace, Drope, St Georges Super Ely
Received 23 Jul 2024Records 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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