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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.
9,189 approved · 760 refused · 625 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1, The Precinct, Principality Building Society, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 23 May 2024Greyfriars, Llysworney
Received 30 May 2023Land to the West of Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 8 Jun 2018Fforest Wood Quarry, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn, Pontyclun
Received 23 Sept 2022Wild Rose Cottage, Dyffryn Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 2 Jul 2021The Poplars, South Gate, Cowbridge
Received 12 Apr 2024Barry ATE , Dock View Road, Barry
Received 13 Dec 20211, Merrick Cottages, St Nicholas
Received 30 Nov 2020The Paddock, Pen-y-turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 24 Sept 20246, Perclose, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Sept 2022Boverton Park House, Boverton Park Drive, Boverton
Received 17 Mar 2025Will's Yard, Land Adj to The Elms, Hillview, Nash, Cowbridge
Received 18 Feb 2026Church House, St Mary Hill, Bridgend
Received 26 Feb 2024Twyn Bach, St. Nicholas
Received 3 Apr 2020Garn Farm, Lane - junction East Down to Tyganol, St. Hilary
Received 7 Aug 20207, Heol St. Cattwg, Pendoylan
Received 15 Feb 2023Penllyn Estate Farm, Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen, Llwynhelig, Cowbridge
Received 15 May 2023Rhos Colwyn, Heol Y Mynydd, Welsh St. Donats
Received 18 Nov 2020Heathcliffe, 18, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 13 Mar 201869, Brookfield Avenue, Barry
Received 18 Sept 2024Leckwith Quays
Received 25 Nov 20202, The Bungalow, Waycock Road, Barry
Received 19 Mar 2025Bonvilla, A48 Bonvilston, Bonvilston
Received 13 Oct 20254. St. Augustines Place, Penarth
Received 22 Dec 2022Records 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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