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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.
8,930 approved · 747 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Riverside Cottage, Wine Street, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Jun 202125 Highwalls Avenue, Dinas Powys
Received 19 May 202552, Althorp Drive, Penarth
Received 15 Jun 2018The Cross, Church Road, Llanblethian
Received 15 Jun 20181 Porth-y-Castell, Barry
Received 4 Mar 202577, Shakespeare Avenue, Penarth
Received 16 Apr 2021New House Farm, Moulton Village, Moulton
Received 30 Sept 2025The Vale Pavilion, Hensol
Received 3 Sept 2020Rose Paddock, Pont Sarn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 23 May 2021Pant Wilkin Stables, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 6 Jul 20201, Mcquade Place, Barry
Received 18 May 2026Colcot Health Clinic, Winston Road, Barry
Received 20 Sept 20246 Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 30 Oct 202415, Britten Road, Penarth
Received 1 Mar 2024Rear of 5-8, Cwrt Yr Eglwys, Dinas Powys
Received 11 May 2018Horse Shoe Inn, Beach Road, Marcross
Received 4 Jul 2024Woodland View, Summerhouse Bay, Mill Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Feb 202313, St. James Crescent, Barry
Received 9 Nov 2020Land East of Well Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 2 Jul 2020Old Wallace Farm, Dyffryn
Received 19 Dec 2024Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 8 Mar 2022Vishwell Farmhouse, St. Andrews Road, Wenvoe
Received 15 Jul 202258 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 6 Nov 202519 Craven Walk,Penarth
Received 14 Apr 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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