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.
6,227 approved · 601 refused · 437 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at ETB Autocentre, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 30 Nov 202174, Winston Road, Barry
Received 17 Mar 2022Dyffryn Gardens, Dyffryn House, Duffryn Lane, St Nicholas
Received 19 Aug 20258, Albert Street, Barry
Received 12 Nov 20217, Hillside Drive, Cowbridge
Received 1 Sept 20211 Hawthorn Close, Dinas Powys
Received 27 Oct 2025Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 30 Jul 2026Woodlands Cottage, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 1 Jul 2026Treetops, Duffryn Lane, St Nicholas
Received 11 Nov 202426, Clos Y Fulfran, Barry
Received 29 Nov 2023Ty Twyn, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Apr 2024Channel View, Buttrills Road, Barry
Received 2 Dec 20215, Clos Yr Ysgol, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Nov 2024Rowan, Llancarfan
Received 9 Jun 202314 Oakfield Road, Barry
Received 1 Jul 202618, Victoria Road Penarth
Received 12 Mar 20252, Clinton Road, Penarth
Received 19 Jul 2021East Hall, Fonmon
Received 9 Jan 2024Newfields, Buttrills Road, Barry
Received 23 Jun 2025215 Barry Road, Barry
Received 17 Dec 202568 Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 26 Mar 2025Strone Cottage, Colwinston
Received 5 May 202651, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 29 Dec 20231, The Verlands, Cowbridge
Received 3 Sept 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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