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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.
9,161 approved · 760 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4, Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 14 Feb 2023Former Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Aberthin Road, Cowbridge
Received 19 Feb 2025Mill Farm, Llandow
Received 19 Jan 202116, Cwrt Ty Mawr, Penarth
Received 24 Mar 2021Albert Primary School And Nursery, Albert Road, Penarth
Received 14 Dec 2020107 Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 13 Jul 2026Mawingo, Church Lane, Welsh St Donats
Received 18 Aug 202137, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 29 Dec 2022Wallas Farm, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 26 Feb 202430, Golwg Y Coed, Barry
Received 10 May 201821 Laburnum Way, Penarth
Received 23 Oct 202510B, Pencoedtre Road, Barry
Received 8 Jul 2022Bell House, Tredodridge, Cowbridge
Received 4 Sept 2025The Haven, Welsh St. Donats
Received 5 Apr 2024Archives, Mill Lay Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Jul 20262, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 18 Sept 2023First Floor, 18 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 30 Mar 2026Land at Heol y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 9 May 202258 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 4 Aug 202652, Porthkerry Road, Barry
Received 11 Jan 2018Arosfa, Ewenny Road, Wick
Received 25 Oct 202420, Ravenshoe Road, Barry
Received 19 Mar 2018Eden Cottage, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 28 Mar 20223 The Glades, Penarth
Received 3 Nov 2025Records 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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