Vale of Glamorgan Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Vale of Glamorgan Council decided more than 640 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Vale of Glamorgan Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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18 September 2026 · Approved
Unit 12a Part 2, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry · 2025/00889/FUL
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25 August 2026 · Approved
Change of use from vacant offices to temporary accommodation comprising 12no. bedsits
163 Holton Road, Barry · 2025/00797/FUL
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17 July 2026 · Approved
No.1 Dock and The Mole, Neptune Road, Barry Waterfront, Barry · 2023/00051/HYB
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17 July 2026 · Approved
Land off Flemingston Road, St Athan · 2024/01152/FUL
Figures for Vale of Glamorgan Council
| Applications decided | more than 640 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 84 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 20%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 84plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Vale of Glamorgan Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the locality, with particular regard to the impact on Wenvoe Woods.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Llanmaes Conservation Area.”
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“The main issues in this case are: Whether or not the proposal would provide a suitable site for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policies relating to sustainable development; and Whether or not a negative impact…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.