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.
7,318 approved · 670 refused · 505 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26, Heol Yr Ysgol, St. Brides Major
Received 5 Apr 202258, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 5 Aug 202111, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 28 Apr 2025Ty Gardd, Colwinston Village, Colwinston
Received 10 Nov 20251, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8, Thaw Close, St Mary Church
Received 30 Dec 202419, Sully Terrace, Penarth
Received 6 Oct 2023Cherry House, Park Road, Barry
Received 2 Jan 2024Bragdy, Frampton
Received 21 Jul 2025Land adjacent to Meadow Court, Trerhyngyl
Received 7 Oct 20241-2 Baltimore House Nursing Home, Park Road, Barry
Received 1 Oct 2024St. Quentins House, Castle Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 2 Oct 20245, Tan-Y-Fron, Barry
Received 19 Jul 20213, Park Road, Penarth
Received 6 Feb 202316, Plassey Square, Penarth
Received 30 Jan 20257, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 20 Feb 20244 Cliff Parade, Penarth
Received 2 Feb 2026Trewallter Fawr, Walterston, Barry
Received 28 Oct 2025Church House, Fort Road, Lavernock
Received 30 Jul 2024Coach House, rear of 137 Woodlands Road, Barry
Received 14 May 2025Pwll Y Wrach, Colwinston
Received 7 Jul 202320 Ivy Street, Penarth
Received 5 Feb 2026Argoed Uchaf, Llanharry, Pontyclun
Received 28 Mar 202417, Sully Terrace, Penarth
Received 18 Nov 202115A, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 17 Mar 2023Records 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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