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.
6,952 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Gileston Manor, Gileston Road, Gileston
Received 12 May 2026Plot 1, Corntown Court, Corntown
Received 12 Aug 2021Ty Carrig, City, Llansannor
Received 18 Sept 202344 Millbrook Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Oct 2025Moorcroft, Albert Crescent, Penarth
Received 14 Jul 202524, Grange Gardens, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Sept 2024Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry
Received 23 Mar 202349, Nant Talwg Way, Barry
Received 20 Jan 2025Tara House, Llanmaes
Received 14 Feb 2022Lithalun Quarry, Ewenny
Received 6 Nov 2020Renishaw Plc, Miskin Business Park, Miskin
Received 22 Mar 202313, Carmarthen Close, Barry
Received 25 Mar 202549, Murch Crescent, Dinas Powys
Received 2 Nov 202275, Salop Street, Penarth
Received 20 Jan 202319, Oxford Street, Barry
Received 27 May 2021Unit 38, Vale Business Park, Llandow
Received 6 Dec 20223, Vale View Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 17 Jan 2023Unit 8, Tumulus Way, Llandow Trading Estate
Received 2 Dec 202282, Dochdwy Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 21 Sept 202132, Merlin Close, Penarth
Received 30 Jan 20241 Porlock Drive, Sully
Received 20 Jan 2025Cliff top open space, Clive Road, Barry
Received 25 Jun 2026Madison, Llysworney
Received 14 Feb 202513, Fennel Close, Cogan
Received 11 Feb 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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