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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.
12,393 approved · 961 refused · 804 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Franklin Court, Llanmaes
Received 4 Jun 2021Sheep Barn, Pant Wilkin Estate, Cowbridge
Received 16 Dec 2025Land at Pentre Meyrick
Received 20 Apr 201828, High Street, Barry
Received 21 Jul 2017Paramount Tandoori, 5, Station Approach, Penarth
Received 30 May 2017Heol-y-mor, Southerndown Road, St Brides Major
Received 23 Dec 2024Barn 1, Church Farm, Clemenstone, Llandow
Received 23 May 2021Greenfield, East Street, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Oct 2017Orchard Leigh, Pen Y Turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 8 Aug 2018Church House, Llanmaes
Received 9 Sept 2016Dow Corning, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 17 May 2016Backstage Hair, Paget Rooms, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 18 Aug 2023Old Hall, Cowbridge
Received 5 Apr 2017Oakway Farm Stud, Groes Faen Road, Cardiff
Received 28 Oct 20221, Grants Field, The Downs
Received 31 Mar 2017Southerndown Golf Club, Ogmore By Sea
Received 2 Nov 202338, Ffordd Cwm Cidi, Barry
Received 2 May 2024121, Port Road East, Barry
Received 24 Feb 2020Dan y Bryn, Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 11 Oct 2017Pantyffynnon Quarry / Seth Hill Quarry, Bonvilston
Received 15 Mar 2024Bron Y Glyn Apartments, 18, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 13 Jun 202319A, Vale Business Park, Llandow
Received 17 Sept 2024Kingscombe, Llanmihangel Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 25 Nov 201613, St. Peters Road, Penarth
Received 4 Dec 2015Records 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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