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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.
9,380 approved · 771 refused · 643 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Walterston Farm, Walterston
Received 24 Jul 2024Pwll Y Darren Farm, Whitefields Farm Lane, Welsh St. Donats
Received 14 Feb 2022Golwg y Mor, Porthkerry Road, Rhoose (Land North of the railway line (West))
Received 13 Mar 201855, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 30 Jul 201835 The Heathers, Barry
Received 30 Jan 2025Mereworth House, Heol y Cawl Lane, Corntown
Received 25 Mar 2021The Hawthorns, Penllyn Road, Llanharry
Received 15 Aug 202477, North Walk, Barry
Received 12 May 20211, Court Close, Llantwit Major
Received 20 Jan 2023Sleep and Leisure, 256-258, Holton Road, Barry
Received 11 Jul 202259, Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 10 Apr 2018The Vines, 22A Evenlode Avenue, Penarth
Received 24 Jul 202422, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 20249, Porlock Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 1 Apr 2021Land at the rear of 45, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 5 Jun 201875 Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 1 Oct 2024Llwyn Nwydog Farm, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn
Received 30 Mar 2023Fernleigh, 64 Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 10 Feb 202533, Holton Road, Barry
Received 27 Jul 20165, Pembroke Terrace, Penarth
Received 23 May 202465 St John's View, St Athan
Received 6 Feb 2024Pheasant Acre Plants, Treoes
Received 24 Feb 202511 Greenfield Avenue, Dinas Powys
Received 7 Sept 2026Detached dwelling at land fronting Castle Brook, Llanmaes
Received 29 Nov 2021Records 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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