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.
6,953 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Pill Street, Cogan, Penarth
Received 15 Oct 2025124, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 14 Jul 2023Carhullen, 6A Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 16 May 202536, Cross Street, Barry
Received 25 Apr 202358 Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 17 Sept 2025Hollys Barn, Port Road, East Aberthaw
Received 19 May 202515, Glastonbury Road, Sully
Received 5 Jul 2021Woodlands Cottage, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 19 Oct 2023Vale District Scout Hall, Ewenny Road, St. Brides Major
Received 29 Mar 20215, Maes Y Bryn, Colwinston
Received 30 Dec 2021Rosedew Farm, Llantwit Major
Received 15 Jul 2022Lloyds Pharmacy, The Broad Shoard, Cowbridge
Received 4 Aug 202553, Port Road East, Barry
Received 8 Apr 2026Walnut Cottages, Penllyn
Received 26 Feb 202566, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 10 Dec 202142, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 18 Jan 2024Pant Glas, Treoes Village, Treoes
Received 19 Jan 2024Darren Las, St. Hilary
Received 16 Jun 202510, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 25 Feb 2022Clwyd, Northcliffe, Penarth
Received 21 May 20251B, 15 Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 6 Mar 202583 South Road, Sully
Received 19 Jan 2026The Bungalow, 5, Corbett Road, Llandough,Penarth
Received 25 Oct 2024Coed Emlyn House, A48, St. Hilary
Received 8 Jun 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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