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.
6,642 approved · 631 refused · 462 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
West Winds, Broughton Road, Wick, Cowbridge
Received 27 Oct 2025Westcross House, Church Street, Llysworney
Received 8 Mar 2024Town Hall, Church Street, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Nov 20244 Britway Road, Dinas Powys
Received 3 Nov 202510, Windmill Close, Llantwit Major
Received 29 May 202519, Dyserth Road, Penarth
Received 12 Nov 202113 Wood Street, Penarth
Received 28 Sept 202619, Birch Grove, Barry
Received 6 Jan 2022Mod Site, Building 64 Cowbridge Road, St Athan,
Received 23 Jun 202610, Cherwell Road, Penarth
Received 17 Apr 20254 Cliff Parade, Penarth
Received 28 Apr 2025Gatehouse, South Gate, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jul 2021Brooklands, Millbrook Road and rear boundary with 13 and 14 Orchard Crescent, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Sept 2021Moat Farm, Llysworney
Received 23 Jul 202171, Caer Odyn, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Sept 2021Pontoon, Y Rhodfa, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 11 Apr 202221, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Apr 202113, Badgers Brook Rise, Ystradowen
Received 26 Jan 20222, Maes Lloi, Aberthin
Received 26 Apr 202227 Westward Rise, Barry
Received 28 Nov 2025Plaisted House, Llanmaes
Received 27 Mar 202329, Tennyson Way, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Mar 202440, Byrd Crescent, Penarth
Received 6 Dec 2023Whitethorns, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 22 Oct 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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