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.
7,075 approved · 659 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Coldbrook Road East, Cadoxton
Received 8 Sept 202222, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 3 Aug 2021Southerndown House, South Terrace, Southerndown
Received 24 Feb 2025Former Cowbridge Police Station & Magistrates Court
Received 14 Aug 202517 Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 10 Mar 20268, Heol Pearetree, Rhoose
Received 10 Aug 202219, Timbers Green, Llangan
Received 18 Jul 2023Robinswood, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 28 Feb 202228 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 13 Feb 2025Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc, 1 Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 14 Aug 2025Delta Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 16 Feb 202619 Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 22 May 2024122-124, The Waverley Care Centre, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 10 May 2022Fonmon Castle, Fonmon
Received 25 Jun 2026Master Fryer, Unit 3-4, Skomer Road, Barry
Received 23 Sept 2022Cherry Acre, Llangan
Received 9 Feb 2021Spring Meadows, Llandow
Received 9 Jun 202316A Conybeare Road, Sully
Received 14 Oct 202556a, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 1 Apr 20217 Fairfield Road, Penarth
Received 5 Dec 20257 Stradling Close, Cowbridge
Received 6 Jul 20262, Drylla, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Mar 2022Land at Coldbrook Road East, Cadoxton
Received 8 Sept 2022Car Park, Llandough Hospital, Penlan Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 23 Oct 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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