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.
6,710 approved · 632 refused · 463 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Park Road, Penarth
Received 21 Jul 2026Lower Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 4 Jun 20258 Coates Road, Penarth
Received 30 Mar 202667, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 7 Jun 202315, Stanton Way, Penarth
Received 14 Aug 202314, Main Avenue, Peterston Super Ely
Received 14 Jul 2021Ty J, The Verlands, Cowbridge
Received 21 Jun 2021Unit 21, Llandow Trading Estate, Llandow
Received 13 May 202510, St Anne's Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Dec 2025114, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 28 Jun 2021Lily Cottage,The Butts, rear of 10, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 26 Nov 202015 Court Close, Aberthin
Received 28 Aug 2026103, Minehead Avenue, Sully
Received 23 May 2021Toad Hall, Llandow
Received 30 May 202228, Heol Eryr Mor, Barry
Received 1 Apr 202515, Clinton Road, Penarth
Received 28 Mar 202316, Great House Meadows, High Street, Llantwit Major
Received 28 Nov 2022Tinkinswood Burial Chamber, Dyffryn Lane, St Nicholas
Received 27 Mar 2024The Manor House Hotel, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 22 Jul 2021Land South of Cog Road, Sully
Received 25 Feb 2022Holton Road Primary School, Holton Road, Barry
Received 24 Oct 2023Land adjoining 21, Henry Street, Barry
Received 19 Jul 2021Greenacres, Llanbethery
Received 18 Apr 202360, Minehead Avenue, Sully
Received 23 Sept 2024Records 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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