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.
6,961 approved · 645 refused · 480 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Upalong House, Penyturnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Oct 2022Heritage Coast Campsite, Monknash
Received 22 Jul 2024109, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 11 Oct 202117, Woodland Drive, Penarth
Received 25 Sept 2024Swanbridge Farm, St. Marys Well Bay Road, Swanbridge
Received 8 Dec 202113, Maillards Haven, Penarth
Received 23 Mar 2022West House, Penarth Town Council, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 3 Jan 2024Land at Brynwell Farm, Leckwith
Received 14 Jul 2023Land at Brynwell Farm, Land between A4232 and Leckwith Village
Received 23 Dec 202424, Powys Gardens, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Mar 20221A, 1, Castle Close, Boverton
Received 12 Aug 202143 Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 15 Oct 2024Clifton House, South Terrace, Southerndown
Received 24 Oct 2023Brown Lion House, Llanmaes
Received 9 Sept 202122, Coed Bach, Barry
Received 4 Aug 202275, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 13 Jun 202318, Lakeside, Barry
Received 22 Sept 2021East Quay, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 24 Sept 2026The Old Courthouse, High Street, Llantwit Major
Received 17 Dec 2025Docks Office, Subway Road, Barry
Received 3 Mar 202217 Clement Place, Barry
Received 29 Apr 2021Castle Upon Alun House, St. Brides Major
Received 25 Aug 2022Land at Barry Waterfront adjacent to Dock No. 1, Barry
Received 24 Sept 2021Opposite Old Post Inn, A48, Bonvilston
Received 1 Mar 2023Records 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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