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.
6,957 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 24 Apr 2023Sewage Disposal Works, Brook Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 15 Dec 2023Castle Brook Lodge, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Aug 202472 Bron Awelon, Barry
Received 15 Nov 2024Penarth Pier, Esplanade, Penarth
Received 10 Nov 20253 Cawley Place, Barry
Received 5 Sept 2025Pebbles, Beach Road, Southerndown
Received 24 Jun 2022Land to the North of Heol Y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 3 Apr 202447, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 13 Aug 2024Tower Hill Residential Home, 54, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 4 Nov 20221A, Liscum Way, Barry
Received 6 Jan 2023117, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 27 Mar 202550, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 15 Feb 2021Cwm Pennant, Park Road, Dinas Powys
Received 23 Feb 2024Station House, Station Road, Peterston Super Ely
Received 18 Oct 2024Mill Stream Cottage, Llandow
Received 27 Sept 2024Barry Athletic Club Ltd, Paget Road, Barry
Received 15 Feb 202440 Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 1 May 20259, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 2022The Croft, Heol Y March, Bonvilston
Received 13 Dec 202310 Paget Place, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 2025Co-Operative Group Limited, 26, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 26 Apr 202114, Britway Road, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Nov 2023Coedhirion, 8, Walston Road, Wenvoe
Received 16 Aug 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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