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.
6,689 approved · 631 refused · 463 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25, Augusta Crescent, Penarth
Received 9 Jul 202174 Cog Road, Sully
Received 1 May 2025Green Isha Farm, Llantwit Road, Wick, Cowbridge
Received 27 Feb 20264, Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry
Received 6 May 202111, Gladstone Gardens Court, Buttrills Road, Barry
Received 29 Oct 20212 Primrose Cottage, West Drive, St Donats
Received 27 Apr 2023Wayside Cottage, Dyffryn
Received 11 Jun 202416, Mountjoy Avenue, Penarth
Received 16 Aug 2021Longlands Quarry, Corntown Road, Corntown
Received 5 Oct 202117 St Owains Crescent, Ystradowen
Received 7 Nov 202525, Spires Walk, Barry
Received 25 Feb 2022Parkmount, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 9 Jun 2021Moat Farm, Llysworney
Received 19 Mar 202524, Sully Terrace, Penarth
Received 13 Feb 2024Land adjacent to The Windmills, St. Athan Road, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jun 2021Land off Gileston Road, St. Athan
Received 4 Aug 2021Westbourne Hotel, 8, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 17 Mar 20227 The Limes, Cowbridge
Received 16 Jun 2025Inglenook, Ewenny Road, St Brides Major
Received 10 Aug 20217, Clos Glascoed, Dinas Powys
Received 30 Dec 202110, Denbigh Drive, Boverton
Received 5 May 2023Picketston House, Picketston
Received 29 Aug 202364 South Road, Sully
Received 6 May 202513, Main Avenue, Peterston Super Ely
Received 30 Jun 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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