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.
6,023 approved · 587 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brynglas, St Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Feb 2022Beechwood House, Beechwood College, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 28 Aug 2026Pentwyn House, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 17 Mar 2023Bryn Sion Chapel House, Penylan Road, St Brides Major
Received 16 Apr 202537, Chantry Rise, Penarth
Received 12 May 2022District Centre, land at Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 28 Jun 20236, Sycamore, Green Farm, Sigingstone
Received 25 Sept 202426, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 5 Apr 2024Old Mill, Llantrithyd
Received 25 May 2022Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 20 Sept 2024David Evans Agricultural Ltd, Old Middle Hill, Walterston
Received 26 Sept 202367, St. Davids Crescent, Penarth
Received 30 Jan 2023Cliff Haven Residential Home, 10 Clive Crescent, Penarth
Received 30 Jul 2026Morton, St. Mary Church
Received 24 May 2023Land at 2, Wine Street, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Apr 2021Land at East Quay, Barry Waterfront (to East of Cory Way)
Received 28 Sept 2023Cross Cottage, Stallcourt Close, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 2 Oct 2023Land off Five Mile Lane, Bonvilston (Oaklands Solar Farm) (DNS 3245503)
Received 20 Dec 202445 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 12 Nov 2025Village Hall, Corntown Road, Corntown
Received 15 Mar 20233, Elm Grove Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Jun 202349, Teifi Drive, Barry
Received 26 Aug 2022Orchard Rise, 6, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 3 Dec 2018Cogan Playing Fields, Andrew Road, Cogan, Penarth
Received 4 Dec 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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