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.
7,221 approved · 663 refused · 501 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Living Accommodation, Nisa, 1, Vere Street, Barry
Received 22 Dec 20215, Tal-y-bryn, Penarth
Received 13 Dec 2024Bonvilla, A48 Bonvilston, Bonvilston
Received 19 Dec 2025Friars Point House, Barry Island
Received 29 Apr 202129, Augusta Crescent, Penarth
Received 10 Sept 20247, Elm Grove Place, Dinas Powys
Received 8 Mar 2024Mill Stream Cottage, Llandow
Received 1 Sept 2025Land North of Ffordd Bro Tathan, St Athan
Received 21 Mar 2025First Floor Flat, 57, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 22 Nov 202360, Longmeadow Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Aug 2021Frampton Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 18 Feb 2021Tymaen Farm, Cobbles Kitchen And Deli, Ogmore
Received 17 Dec 2024East House, Maendy
Received 26 May 2026The Mole, Barry
Received 26 Jul 2022Nationwide Building Society, 21, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 9 Jan 2024Former St. Cyres Lower School, Murch Road, Dinas Powys
Received 28 Jul 202219 Vale View Crescent, Llandough, Penarth
Received 14 Apr 202517, Masefield Road, Penarth
Received 13 Oct 202241, Minehead Avenue, Sully
Received 17 Mar 20223 The Oaklands, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Jun 20254 East View, Llandow
Received 8 Jul 2024Tesco Stores Ltd, Culverhouse Cross
Received 20 Apr 2021Lower Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 23 Apr 202626 Heol Y Dryw, Rhoose
Received 7 Mar 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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