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.
7,059 approved · 655 refused · 486 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Subway Road, Barry
Received 4 Aug 2021130, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 13 Apr 20239, Glebeland Place, St Athan
Received 9 Mar 2021Chalcot Cottage, Trerhyngyll
Received 13 Feb 2026Lloyds Tsb Bank, 140B Holton Road, Barry
Received 4 Dec 202583 Jenner Road, Barry
Received 22 Aug 202517, Dochdwy Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 19 Jan 2021The Murch Recreation Ground, Off Sunnycroft Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Oct 20237, Pant Y Celyn Place, St. Athan
Received 22 Mar 2022David Evans Agricultural Ltd, Old Middle Hill, Walterston, Barry
Received 26 Sept 2023105, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 6 Sept 20223, Bittern Way, Penarth
Received 29 Jan 202518, Priory Gardens, Barry
Received 12 Jan 2024Ty-ffynnon, Drope Road, St Georges Super Ely
Received 20 Jun 2024Boverton Park House, Boverton Park Drive, Boverton
Received 9 Sept 202180, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 13 May 202481 Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 20258, Fferm Goch, Llangan
Received 22 Nov 2022The Block House, St Mary's Well Bay Road, Swanbridge
Received 25 Jun 202628, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 11 Nov 2021Tailor Made Travel, 14, Washington Buildings, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 18 Nov 202189 Queens Road, Penarth
Received 6 Oct 202524, White House, Barry
Received 13 Sept 2022Mor Awelon, 7 Forrest Road, Penarth
Received 29 Apr 2026Records 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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