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.
7,140 approved · 659 refused · 489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18, Tresilian Close, Llantwit Major
Received 5 May 2021Home Farm, Swanbridge Road, Sully
Received 20 Aug 202512A, Parklands, Corntown
Received 21 Jun 2023Land at St Lythan's Farm, St Lythan
Received 21 Jun 20211A, Spring Street, Barry
Received 6 Jun 2023Chiltern, Bridge Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 Apr 202531 John Batchelor Way, Penarth
Received 19 Feb 2026The Cwtch, Oyster Bend, Sully
Received 7 Jun 2022Regenerate it, 20-22, Holton Road, Barry
Received 29 Dec 2023Land at Coldbrook Road East, Cadoxton
Received 8 Sept 202224, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 23 Nov 202229 Dock View Rd, Barry
Received 8 Apr 2025Sherwood, Peterston Super Ely
Received 8 Oct 2021West Orchard Farmhouse, Llantwit Road, St Athan
Received 8 Oct 202417, Newbarn Holdings, St. Athan Road, Flemingston
Received 11 Feb 20211, Barberry Rise, Cogan, Penarth
Received 27 Oct 2023Butterflies, 8, High Street, Barry
Received 8 Mar 20216 Castle Green, St Georges Super Ely
Received 19 Jun 202562 Minehead Avenue, Sully
Received 21 Jul 20257, Boverton Brook, Boverton
Received 19 Feb 202113, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 5 May 2022Howe Motors, Powell Duffryn Way, Barry
Received 21 Feb 2022Land adjacent to 24, Cedar Road, Eglwys Brewis
Received 6 Oct 2023Former Llancarfan Primary School, Llancarfan, Barry
Received 9 Jul 2025Records 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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