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.
6,844 approved · 635 refused · 472 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Gwynfa, David Street, Wick
Received 1 Mar 2021Amelia Trust Farm, Access Road To Amelia Trust, Walterston
Received 30 Jul 2025Coslech Sewage Treatment Works, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Peterston Road, Greoesfaen, Pontyclun
Received 28 Jan 2022Land off Five Mile Lane, Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan (DNS/3245503)
Received 23 Jan 2025Trewallter Fawr, Walterston, Barry
Received 25 Mar 2025Glenburnie, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 9 Aug 2021Ty Pelican, Wesley Street, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Aug 20236, Park Road, Penarth
Received 8 Jun 202117, Heol Sant Bridget, St Brides Major
Received 7 Feb 2024Rowan, Llancarfan, Barry
Received 13 Aug 202535, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 24 Dec 202137, Ffordd Cwm Cidi, Barry
Received 29 Mar 2021Woodlands, Broad Close Lane, Moulton
Received 24 Jun 20219, 9a and 9b, Hunter Street, Barry
Received 1 Mar 202457, Buttrills Road, Barry
Received 14 Jul 2021Marks and Spencer Plc., Culverhouse Cross
Received 10 Feb 2023Longmead, Twyncyn, Dinas Powys
Received 17 Dec 2024Fferm Wen, Flemingston
Received 9 Jan 2023Land at Felindre Meadows, Llanharan, Pencoed
Received 7 Dec 202113, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 11 Jun 202148A, (Bijou), Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 9 Jun 2021United World College Of The Atlantic, East Drive, St Donats
Received 11 Mar 202631 Caerwent Close, Dinas Powys
Received 16 Jan 202613, Elan Close, Barry
Received 17 Mar 2022Records 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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