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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.
9,411 approved · 773 refused · 644 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Mail Point, Llantwit Road, St. Athan
Received 17 Jan 20233, Dobbins Road, Barry
Received 6 Dec 20238, 9 and 10 St Joseph's Mews, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 20261, Llys Y Coed, Barry
Received 16 Apr 2021Meadowvale Nursery, Cowbridge Road, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Aug 20181 Gibson Way, Penarth
Received 19 Nov 2025Ty Newydd House, Cowbridge Road, St. Athan
Received 17 Nov 2022Llwynon, 55 Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 9 Oct 2024Maerdy Newydd Farm, Bonvilston
Received 30 Jan 2023Cwrt Y Cadno, School Lane, Llancarfan
Received 4 Aug 202114 Haven Walk, Barry
Received 12 Jan 202683 Jenner Road, Barry
Received 23 Jun 2025The Gables, South View, Rhoose
Received 27 Mar 2023Land at Sycamore Cross
Received 18 Jul 2022Land at North West, Cowbridge
Received 8 Jan 20259, Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry
Received 14 Nov 2023Newton Farm, Newton, Cowbridge
Received 9 Sept 20262, Orchard Crescent, Dinas Powys
Received 5 Aug 20247, St Fagans Avenue, Barry, CF62 8BS
Received 11 Aug 202525, Rhodfa Felin, Barry
Received 11 Jun 2020Tudor Lodge, A48, Bonvilston
Received 29 Mar 2021Foxglove Cottage, 1, Castle Mews, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 12 Nov 2021Morfa, Welsh St. Donats
Received 25 Jun 2020Waun Wen, Maendy
Received 8 Jan 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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