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.
6,806 approved · 635 refused · 468 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Millbrook Road, Dinas Powys
Received 16 Jun 2025Gardeners Mews, Hensol Castle Estate, Hensol
Received 26 May 2023Robert Price Builders Merchants, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 10 Mar 20263, Cosmeston Cottages, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 14 Feb 2022The Hawthorns, Penllyn Road, Llanharry
Received 8 May 2025Unit 1, 1 Birds Lane, Cowbridge
Received 22 May 20231, Rookery Wood, Sully
Received 4 Apr 2024Shelter 21m From 3 Picketston Close 5m From Unnamed Road, Eglwys Brewis Road, St Athan
Received 22 Oct 2025Former Peterston Railway Station Site, Station Terrace, Peterston-super-Ely
Received 6 Jan 202619, Slade Close, Sully
Received 2 Dec 2021259, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 30 Aug 20221, Somerset View, Ogmore By Sea
Received 13 Jul 2021St. Nicholas Church In Wales Primary School, St. Nicholas
Received 4 Aug 202211, Cambrian Avenue, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Oct 2022Windmill Farm, Llansannor
Received 21 Jun 2023The Old Rectory, Leckwith Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 21 Nov 20225, Lombard Street, Barry
Received 13 Jul 2022Broomhill, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 8 Apr 2025Rose Paddock, Pont Sarn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 16 Feb 202323 Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 28 Nov 2025Blue Anchor Inn, Unnamed Road Between Burton Terrace To Station Terrace, East Aberthaw
Received 5 Feb 2025Huntsmans Cottage, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 6 Jul 202122 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 19 Nov 2024Land adjacent to 12, Joseph Parry Close, Llandough
Received 21 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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