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.
6,954 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at The Waterfront known as Cardiff Peninsula, International Drive, Grangetown, Cardiff
Received 15 Apr 2024Bro Tathan East, Bro Tathan Business Park , St Athan
Received 20 Dec 2024Oddfellows Lodge, Lane - Junction Water Street At Broughton To Penycae Farm, Monknash
Received 13 Feb 202547, Althorp Drive, Penarth
Received 26 Apr 2021Monkton House, Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 20 Nov 2024Castle Hotel, Jewel Street, Barry
Received 4 Jan 20233 Church Place South, Penarth
Received 26 Aug 202229, Marine Drive, Barry
Received 19 Oct 2021Min-y-Don, 50, South Road, Sully
Received 19 Dec 202527, The Wheate Close, Rhoose
Received 8 Apr 2021Pwll Y Wrach, Colwinston
Received 28 Oct 2022Groeswen, Cowbridge Road, Llantwit Major
Received 11 Jun 2021Pencoedtre High School, Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry
Received 11 Oct 2021Nationwide Building Society, 136 Holton Road, Barry
Received 19 Sept 2024Flat 36, Glan Y Mor, Y Rhodfa, Barry
Received 13 Aug 2025Lettons Way (Western Side), Dinas Powys
Received 14 Apr 202514, Llwyn Passat, Portway Marina, Penarth
Received 9 May 2022Highbeech, Penllyn
Received 5 Oct 2023Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 1 Dec 202285A, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 4 Aug 2021Hillcroft, Heol Y Cawl, Dinas Powys
Received 27 Feb 20234, Heol Y Mynydd, Welsh St Donats
Received 9 Feb 2021Sea Roads, 5, Cliff Parade, Penarth
Received 12 Oct 20222, Talbot Terrace, St Mary Church
Received 8 Apr 2024Records 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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