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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.
8,073 approved · 705 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glan Ynys, Colwinston
Received 24 Aug 202039, Bramble Avenue, Barry
Received 16 Jan 20267, Porth-y-Green Close, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 25 Nov 2024Land adjacent to Bay View, 3, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 8 Jul 2021Collie Cottage, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 22 May 2017No.1 Dock and The Mole, Neptune Road, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 17 Jan 2023Bryn Tynel, Leckwith Road, LLandough
Received 4 Dec 2024Tyn Y Cae, Pendoylan, Cowbridge
Received 28 Jun 2022Normandy, 9 Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 31 Mar 2025Chalcot Cottage, Trerhyngyll
Received 25 Nov 202550, Greenacres, Barry
Received 5 Aug 20252 Kymin Terrace, Penarth
Received 14 Apr 2026Land to the south of Blackton Lane and west of Port Road, Rhoose
Received 19 Nov 20241, Station Approach, Penarth
Received 30 Oct 2024The Granary, Castle Upon Alun
Received 9 Dec 2021Fferm Goch Nursery, Llangan
Received 5 Jun 2026Former Public Toilets, Friars Road, Nells Point, Barry Island
Received 20 Jan 2026Ty Celyn, Mill Lay Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Jun 2023Unit 14, Palmerston Workshops, Palmerston Road, Barry
Received 6 Aug 20205 Cae Ffynnon, Cowbridge
Received 5 May 2026Land at Swanbridge Road, Sully - Phase 2
Received 27 May 2025The Manse, Llancadle Road, Llancadle
Received 7 Jun 2021Penarth Library, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 27 Nov 2024Northcliffe Rise, Dyffryn
Received 11 Sept 2020Records 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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