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.
5,997 approved · 587 refused · 424 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tusker House, 71 Main Road, Ogmore By Sea, Bridgend
Received 11 Nov 2021Highfields, Llangan
Received 4 Nov 2021West Ceffyl, Broughton Road, Wick
Received 26 Mar 2024Land at Former Eagleswell School, Eagleswell Road, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Dec 2024177 Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 8 Apr 2026Sant Y Nyll Mill, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St. Brides Super Ely
Received 8 Sept 2022Freehold property North of Hayes Road, Sully
Received 13 Dec 202115, Highbridge Close, Sully
Received 2 Dec 20214, White House, Barry
Received 18 Jan 2024215, Ffordd Y Dociau, Barry
Received 20 Dec 20221, Station Approach, Penarth
Received 3 Oct 2024Hazelwood, St Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 14 Aug 20251, Church Row, St. Nicholas
Received 27 Feb 2023Y Fedw Arian, 13 Church Hill Close, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 10 Dec 202481-85, Holton Road, Barry
Received 23 Nov 2023Highbury, 7A, Beach Road, Penarth
Received 16 May 2022Ty Newydd, A48 Bonvilston, Bonvilston
Received 10 Jul 20249, Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry
Received 23 Jan 2023Persondy, Moorhill To Ty Candy Farm, Treoes
Received 20 Nov 202527 Dinas Road, Penarth
Received 23 Jul 2024Vale Of Glamorgan Council, Docks Office, Subway Road, Barry
Received 9 May 202440, Ceri Road, Rhoose
Received 21 Jul 202244, Maes Y Gwenyn, Rhoose
Received 9 Aug 20217, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 13 Oct 2023Records 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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