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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.
8,988 approved · 748 refused · 610 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2, Bungalow, Waycock Road, Barry
Received 15 Jul 2024Mrs Marcos Cafe, Porthkerry Country Park, Barry
Received 6 Dec 201916, Shackleton Close, St. Athan
Received 23 Feb 2023Red Lion Inn, Pendoylan, Cowbridge
Received 11 Mar 202512, Parklands, Corntown
Received 4 May 2021Bluebell Wood, St. Hilary
Received 31 May 201821, Trem Y Don, Barry
Received 18 Oct 202116, Arcot Street, Penarth
Received 31 Jan 2022Haydock House, 1, Holton Road, Barry
Received 21 Dec 20229, Le Sor Hill, Peterston Super Ely
Received 17 May 2022Barry Dock Conservative Club, 17, Station Street, Barry
Received 22 Aug 20188, The Mount, Dinas Powys
Received 29 Jul 2022The Old Farmhouse, Trerhyngyll
Received 18 Feb 202139, Elfed Avenue, Penarth
Received 21 Mar 2018The Lodge, Llandow
Received 14 Apr 2022Nash Cottage, Llantwit Major Road, Nash
Received 28 Aug 20262, Westcliffe Gardens, Croffta, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Aug 2023Parcel of private open land (designated for garages), land bordered by the rear of houses in Goscombe and Pembridge Drives, Penarth
Received 25 Jan 2018Morfa, Welsh St. Donats
Received 16 Oct 2020Oakfield, Llangan
Received 12 Nov 2024Mount Pleasant Farmhouse, Llangan
Received 11 Feb 2022Gwynfa, Penllyn
Received 20 May 2024Land at Sycamore Cross, Pendoylan Lane and North of A48, Bonvilston
Received 29 Mar 2018Land Adjacent to Railway, Peterston Super Ely
Received 21 Aug 2026Records 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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