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.
6,939 approved · 643 refused · 476 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pendinas, Southra, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Nov 2023Ty Dan Y Graig, Graig Penllyn
Received 12 Sept 202298, South Road, Sully
Received 3 Mar 202111th Barry Sea Scouts, Ilminster Street, Barry
Received 18 Jun 20215 Wenvoe Close, Wenvoe
Received 25 Mar 2025Para, 21, Cog Road, Sully
Received 26 Jan 202282 Woodlands Road, Barry
Received 18 Aug 20268, Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 18 Apr 2024International Sports Village, International Drive, Grangetown, Cardiff (21/02848/MJR)
Received 9 Dec 2021Land at Coed Arthur, Llancarfan
Received 20 Feb 2024Greenways, 2, Frampton Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 17 May 2022St. Nicholas Church In Wales Primary School, St. Nicholas
Received 5 Dec 202210A Clive Place, Penarth
Received 13 Aug 2026139, White Farm, Barry
Received 29 Aug 202318 Salisbury Avenue, Penarth
Received 28 Jan 2025Cwm Pennant, Park Road, Dinas Powys
Received 10 Dec 202437 Tennyson Road, Penarth
Received 24 Nov 202546, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 15 Aug 2024Land to the North of Barry Biomass Renewable Energy Facility, David Davies Road, Barry
Received 11 Jan 2023St Annes 20 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 11 Dec 2024The Old Dairy, Brook Farm, Llanmaes
Received 8 May 2026H S B C, 1 Herbert Terrace, Penarth
Received 15 Jul 202222 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 20 May 20246, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 10 May 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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