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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.
11,781 approved · 901 refused · 757 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3, Church View, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 29 Dec 202341-42, Park Crescent, Barry
Received 8 Nov 2017Cliff Walls, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 3 Aug 202312, Heol St. Cattwg, Pendoylan
Received 4 May 20206, John Batchelor Way. Portway Marina, Penarth
Received 10 Nov 201628 Baruc Way, Barry
Received 4 Aug 202642 Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 2 Jun 2026Police Station, Cowbridge Road, St. Nicholas
Received 11 Jan 2021Land at Lower House Farm, Flanders Road, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Nov 2020The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 9 Dec 2024Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 17 Apr 2024Lavernock Point Nature Reserve, Fort Road, Lavernock
Received 7 Mar 202525 John Batchelor Way, Penarth
Received 22 Oct 2024Manor House Hotel and Restaurant, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 20 Feb 201967, Dudley Place, Barry
Received 18 Apr 20171, Rogersmoor Close, Penarth
Received 2 Jul 2021British Airways Maintenance Cardiff, Dragonfly Drive, Rhoose
Received 27 Nov 202537, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 26 Aug 201671, Queens Road, Penarth
Received 17 Aug 2017Plot 1, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea
Received 4 Jun 20217, Millwood Rise, Barry
Received 18 Oct 20218, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 26 Apr 202245, Shakespeare Avenue, Penarth
Received 16 Mar 2020The Stables, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 17 Jul 2018Records 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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