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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.
9,133 approved · 754 refused · 620 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
36, Park Road, Barry
Received 26 Mar 2025Pen Bedw, Bonvilston
Received 23 Jan 2018Ground Floor Flat, 58, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 23 Apr 20184, Arcot Street, Penarth
Received 27 Feb 202012, Roberts Close, St. Athan
Received 7 Nov 2023Land at Atlantic Trading Estate adjoining the existing HWRC in Barry
Received 9 Apr 2021Austin Friars, Blackhall Road, St. Brides Major
Received 16 Mar 20213 Castle Mews, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 Apr 202628, Perclose, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Jun 2021Gwenfo Junior And Infant School, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 6 Mar 2025The Old Rectory, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 11 Aug 2025170 Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 28 Nov 202542, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 22 Mar 2024Dormy House, B4524 Ogmore Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 24 Mar 202261, Ffordd Pentre, Barry
Received 18 Dec 202316, Croffta, Dinas Powys
Received 10 Jan 2022Land at Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 20 Mar 201817, Plassey Square, Penarth
Received 13 Feb 2024Whitegates, 37 Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 6 Aug 2026Land to the south of Hood Road, Barry
Received 27 Aug 2025Pantynawel House, Cowbridge Road, St. Athan
Received 10 Sept 2020Coldbrook House, Hebbles Lane, Coldbrook Road West, Barry
Received 10 May 20182 Maes-y-ffynon, Bonvilston
Received 6 Oct 2026The Co-operative Pharmacy, 5 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Jun 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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