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.
7,103 approved · 659 refused · 488 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32, Clos Yr Ysgol, Dinas Powys
Received 23 Mar 2023Pencoedtre High School, Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry
Received 5 Jul 2021East Down Barn, St. Hilary
Received 18 Apr 202312, Commercial Road, Barry
Received 19 Jul 2021Land East of A48 (Crack Hill), Brocastle, Bridgend
Received 29 Jan 202521, Slade Close, Sully
Received 12 Nov 2021Land at Hayes Road, Barry
Received 3 Oct 2022Ty Draw Farm, Picketston
Received 5 Dec 2024St. Athan Boys Village, St. Athan
Received 14 Jul 2026Glenburnie, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 23 Mar 2022The Barn, Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 22 Sept 202252, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 202411, Ty Pica Drive, Wenvoe
Received 15 Feb 20213 Heol St. Cattwg, Pendoylan
Received 2 Sept 202414, Boverton Court, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Feb 2023Land at Subway Road, Barry
Received 17 Dec 202117, Castle Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 29 Sept 202172, Illtyd Avenue, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Feb 2023Groes Farm, Heol Y Mynydd, Southerndown
Received 26 Jul 2023Bryn Y Fedwen Farm, Ystradowen
Received 6 May 2026Land at Dock Offices, Barry Docks, Barry
Received 29 Sept 202217, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 10 Mar 2022204, Barry Road, Barry
Received 21 Jul 202222, Coed Bach, Barry
Received 11 Jun 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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