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Vale of Glamorgan Council

Meeting new Welsh housing quality standard could cost council hundreds of millions
Vale of Glamorgan Council
A Vale of Glamorgan council official said reaching new energy efficiency targets for social housing could cost £200m over 10 years
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Life in the two villages split in half by one of Wales' busiest roads
Vale of Glamorgan
Residents are infuriated by drivers who speed through the villages straddling the A48 in the Vale of Glamorgan
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Council official labels Barry leisure facility 'embarrassing' and not fit for purpose
Barry
Colcot Sports Centre was first opened in 1963
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Plan to bring controversial Barry incinerator back into use halted
Barry
Vale of Glamorgan Council's planning committee rejected a retrospective application for the biomass burning plant
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Thousands of drivers fined prompting plan to change Barry Island parking rules
Transport
The council received complaints from residents and visitors about how clear the permit zones are
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More than 500 homes to be built near popular Welsh beauty spot
Vale of Glamorgan
Plans for a 576-home development at Upper Cosmeston Farm have been approved
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Council drops plans for new Vale recycling centre
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Vale of Glamorgan Council is planning to extend the life of the Llandow Recycling Centre
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New inspection regime for council where 'potholes literally pop up overnight
Vale of Glamorgan
One councillor said the review, which proposes more regular road inspections, was "overdue"
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Council tax goes up by 6.7% in Vale of Glamorgan but controversial charge axed
Vale of Glamorgan
The council's budget was voted through at a meeting this week
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Issues with portable emergency housing site being built for Ukrainian refugees
Vale of Glamorgan
Plans for the accommodation were pushed through via special council powers
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Residents are furious over portable accommodation installed right next to their homes
Homes and property
The council's planning department was due to make a decision on an application for the units last month
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The £2.7m transport interchange 'hardly anyone uses'
Barry
But Vale of Glamorgan Council has promised more bus and train services will follow the sole operator stopping there now
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More than 800 residents share 'great distress' over plans to turn gym into bulk wine and beer shop
Vale of Glamorgan
The Penarth gym, said to have more than a thousand members, is the proposed site for another Majestic Wine store
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Developers agree not to sell homes at Barry site until overdue work is complete
Barry
A consortium of developers has been meeting with the council regularly since it threatened legal action
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Top Welsh school brought back under council control amid near-£600k deficit
Vale of Glamorgan
The school was running its own affairs as one of Wales' few foundation schools
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Plans for return of railway station in St Athan take big step forward
Vale of Glamorgan
Trains will stop in the community for the first time in 60 years if the plans get the go-ahead
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Woman charged £550 by council after backlog in transport scheme bills
Traffic and Travel
Vale of Glamorgan Council said it hopes to introduce a new payment plan for Greenlinks soon
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Plans to build 500 homes by popular Welsh beauty spot set for approval
Welsh Government
The 500-home development will also include a primary school and public open space
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Visitors to Welsh coastal hotspots may have to pay for public toilets under planned changes
Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan Council's proposed measures could save thousands but have come under fire
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The grim state of council housing block covered in rubbish and puddles of water
Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan Council will revisit the property to carry out repairs and clean up the block
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Redundancies being considered at crisis hit Vale of Glamorgan schools
Vale of Glamorgan
Schools across Vale of Glamorgan set deficit budgets in this financial year
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Retirement complex and shooting range among plans for Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
Plans include a proposal for retirement apartments, a shooting range and an application to transform an old nightclub
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'Record numbers of people' seeking help with housing
Vale of Glamorgan
When the council took over operations at the hotel, it said the move was temporary
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The cost of rural bus services drives up council tax in the Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
The leader of Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cllr Lis Burnett, said her administration is left with "impossible" choices
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