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.
6,929 approved · 643 refused · 476 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Greenfields Farm, Peterston Super Ely, Cardiff
Received 22 Jan 202529, Clevedon Avenue, Sully
Received 13 Feb 2025Cross House, Sigingstone
Received 22 Jun 2022Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 29 Jan 2024Ty Groes Farm, Bonvilston
Received 4 Aug 2021Doghill Farm, Dyffryn
Received 8 Sept 2021Church Cottage, St. Hilary
Received 17 Nov 202152A Glebe Street, Penarth
Received 1 May 2025Leach Castle Farm, Bonvilston
Received 9 May 202325 Raglan Close, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Mar 20258, Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 24 Oct 2022Albert Primary School and Nursery, Albert Road, Penarth
Received 30 Nov 202133, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 23 May 202133, Arno Road, Barry
Received 16 May 20231, Castle Close, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Jun 202291, Port Road East, Barry
Received 20 Apr 2021Southdown, Church Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 13 Jun 2024Llandough Hospital, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 21 Jun 202321, Chamberlain Row, Dinas Powys
Received 29 Mar 202113, St. Lythan Close, Dinas Powys
Received 8 Sept 2021Stepaside, Peterston Super Ely
Received 11 Jun 2021Rhoose Library, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 2 Nov 2021Windrush, 21, Caynham Avenue, Penarth
Received 30 Dec 202141, Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry
Received 6 Jan 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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