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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.
9,876 approved · 800 refused · 670 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pwll Y Darren Farm, Whitefields Farm Lane, Welsh St. Donats
Received 21 Feb 2022Pen Y Bryn Farm, Llanmaes
Received 12 Dec 2022Alexandra Park, The Lodge, Beach Road, Penarth
Received 26 Feb 2025The Cwm, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 23 Jul 202026 Marine Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 20 May 2024Malindi, 49, Cog Road, Sully
Received 1 Dec 2022Longlands Quarry, Corntown
Received 9 Apr 2019Brent Knoll, 7, Clevedon Avenue, Sully
Received 25 Jun 2018Cowbridge With Llanblethian Town Council, Town Hall, 21, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 2 Jul 2019Glen Tarran, St Mary Hill Road, Llangan
Received 15 Dec 2022Old Bakehouse Farm, Penllyn
Received 23 Oct 2020The Old Institute, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge
Received 5 Dec 2024Former kiosk Penarth cliff tops
Received 8 Dec 2022Former Llancarfan Primary School, Llancarfan, Barry
Received 7 Jul 2025Davimore House, Penllyne
Received 1 Jun 2022Aycliffe, 17 Craven Walk, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 20263, Station Terrace, East Aberthaw
Received 5 Jun 2023Cole Farm, 9 Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 11 Sept 202589 Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 22 Apr 2025Former Gas Works, North side of Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 7 Jul 20221B, St. Johns View, St. Athan
Received 2 Oct 202040, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 4 Jul 2018157 Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 15 Oct 2025Birchcourt, 4, The Butts, Cowbridge
Received 6 Nov 2023Records 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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