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.
7,042 approved · 651 refused · 484 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 North West Cowbridge
Received 7 Jun 201737, The Verlands, Cowbridge
Received 12 Apr 2022Crossway Methodist Church, Court Road, Barry
Received 17 Apr 2025Land south of St Lythans Road, Vale of Glamorgan (Parc Worlton)
Received 18 Aug 2022Former Railway Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 30 Oct 2024105, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 21 Dec 2022Mcdonalds, Valegate Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
Received 16 Feb 202618, Chantry Rise, Penarth
Received 1 Mar 2023The Old Institute, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge
Received 11 Dec 2025Jasna, 40 Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 4 Nov 202567, Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 12 Nov 202112, Countess Place, Penarth
Received 27 Jul 20223-4, Uppercliff Close, Penarth
Received 29 Dec 202260, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 4 Feb 20222, Millbrook Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Oct 2021Fingerpost Farm, Lane - Aberogwrn Farm To Kenson Hill, Llancarfan
Received 22 Aug 202438, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 19 May 2021Small Mead, Church Lane, Welsh St Donats
Received 17 Apr 20241, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 14 Jul 202311, Min y Mor, Barry
Received 4 Dec 2023Shorkot Farm, Leckwith
Received 3 Feb 2020Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 14 Feb 20258, Dowland Road, Penarth
Received 3 Dec 2024Ewenny Village Shop, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 17 Aug 2022Records 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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