Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,183 approved · 595 refused · 433 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Opposite 80 Holton Road, Barry
Received 17 Nov 2025Priory House, Leckwith Road, Llandough
Received 4 Nov 20219, Heol Dewi Sant, Barry
Received 2 Dec 202128, Lombard Street, Barry
Received 6 Apr 202218 Trem Y Bae, Penarth
Received 17 Sept 202521, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 2020St. Giles House, Brook Farm, Llanmaes
Received 9 May 20239, Eurgan Close, Llantwit Major
Received 11 Nov 2022Westmoor Farm, Slatter Lane, Llysworney
Received 5 Jan 2023Old Post, A48 Bonvilston, Bonvilston
Received 26 Jan 2024The Firs, St Quentins Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 17 Jan 20255 Peterswell Road, Barry
Received 7 Jul 2026Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 10 Jun 202610 Porthkerry Road, Rhoose
Received 6 May 202639, Clos Maes Dyfan, Barry
Received 5 Aug 2021Conifers, Sigingstone
Received 10 Feb 2025Old Mill Cottage, Mill Road/ Lettons Way , Dinas Powys
Received 22 Dec 2023Bryn Eglwys Barn, Heol Las, Monknash
Received 10 Mar 2022Pen Y Lan Farm, Llysworney
Received 8 Dec 2023Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Cl
Received 18 Aug 202620, Augusta Road, Penarth
Received 14 Jan 2022HSBC, 1 Herbert Terrace, Penarth
Received 22 Dec 2025Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock, Penarth
Received 20 Jun 202312, Porthkerry Road, Rhoose
Received 19 Jul 2021Records 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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