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.
6,237 approved · 602 refused · 441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tafarn Barn Stables, Trerhyngyll
Received 4 Jan 2023Town Hall, Cowbridge With Llanblethian Town Council, 21, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 21 Dec 20216 Rhoose Road, Rhoose
Received 12 Aug 202631, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 7 Dec 20232, Gaen Street, Barry
Received 3 Jun 202112, Mountjoy Avenue, Penarth
Received 4 Aug 202127 Robinswood Crescent, Penarth
Received 24 Nov 2025Holm House, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 11 Jul 2024Vale Car Sales, Leckwith Road, Llandough
Received 25 Oct 2024Barry Biomass Facility, David Davies Road, Barry
Received 14 May 20213, Boverton Road, Boverton
Received 19 Jul 2021Bonvilston East Waste Water Treatment Work (WwTW), Bonvilston
Received 18 May 2023316, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 29 Dec 2023Heath House, 54 Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 24 Oct 2025West House, 32 Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 27 Oct 20253, Baruc Way, Barry
Received 4 May 2022Sewage Disposal Works, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 9 May 202423, Enfield Drive, Barry
Received 15 Mar 2024Penarth Yacht Club, Esplanade, Penarth
Received 30 Dec 2022Old Cogan Hall, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 202241, Cae Leon, Barry
Received 12 May 20231, Goldsland Walk, Wenvoe
Received 13 Oct 2023Llandow Caravan Park, Llandow, Cowbridge, CF71 7PB
Received 17 Sept 2021Land at St. Lythans Farm, St. Lythans
Received 31 Oct 2022Records 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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