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.
6,761 approved · 634 refused · 465 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barry Island Pleasure Park, Friars Road, Barry
Received 14 Feb 2020A Shed, Scott Timber, Atlantic Way, Barry
Received 13 Dec 2024Topstak, Adjacent to 42-42a Vale Business Park, Llandow
Received 23 Aug 2021The Villa, Trehedyn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 4 Mar 202179 Holton Road, Barry
Received 25 Jun 2025Pantyffynnon Quarry, Bonvilston
Received 18 Aug 2025Unit C, (Mothercare World), Culverhouse Cross
Received 18 Jul 20233 Badgers Brook Close, Ystradowen
Received 7 Sept 20261, Seaview Court, Rhoose
Received 10 Sept 2021The Granary, Castle Upon Alun
Received 9 Dec 2021Penllyn Castle, Penllyn
Received 30 Mar 2026The Waverley Care Centre, 122-124, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 16 Oct 2024East quay, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 27 Nov 2024Renishaw Plc., Miskin Business Park, Miskin
Received 9 Jun 202212, The Mount, Dinas Powys
Received 8 Sept 202679 Holton Road, Barry
Received 16 Oct 2025Cowbridge Fire Station, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 3 Jul 2024Bay Marine Services, Land off Hayes Road, Sully
Received 19 May 202529, Meadowcroft, Rhoose
Received 21 Oct 202145, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 14 Apr 2021Vale Veterinary Centre, Units 18/ 19, Ty Verlon Industrial Estate, Barry,
Received 25 Jul 2024Cross House, Sigingstone
Received 24 Sept 202113, Berkley Drive, Penarth
Received 21 Jun 2021Windsor Lawn Tennis Club,Larkwood Avenue, Penarth
Received 24 Sept 2025Records 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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