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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.
10,092 approved · 807 refused · 680 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17A High Street, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jun 2025The Chestnuts, Llysworney
Received 28 May 201515 Hawthorn Road, Barry
Received 1 Sept 2025232 Holton Road, Barry
Received 14 Jul 2026Lower House Farm, Rhoose Road, Rhoose
Received 24 Sept 2021The Paddocks, Colwinston, Cowbridge
Received 11 Feb 2022Oak Hill House, Causeway Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 4 Oct 201711 Castle Court, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Aug 2025Ashdene, St. Nicholas
Received 6 Dec 202110, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 11 Oct 201930, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 21 Feb 2022Touchwood, Cwm Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Dec 202218, Chantry Rise, Penarth
Received 12 Sept 2022Land at Pentre Meyrick
Received 25 Jun 2018Travis Perkins, 21, Llandow Trading Estate, Llandow
Received 1 Sept 20225, Rosebery Place, Penarth
Received 17 Nov 20207, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 20 Jan 20234, Longmeadow Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Nov 2021St. Quentins House, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 9 Mar 20217 Woodland Place, Penarth
Received 6 May 2025Brookville, Trerhyngyll
Received 5 Jan 2024Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 19 Feb 2025Jovale, 20 Maes-y-coed, Barry
Received 21 Nov 2025Mint And Mustard, 33-34 Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 27 Apr 2026Records 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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