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.
7,177 approved · 660 refused · 500 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7, Woodland Place, Penarth
Received 9 Jan 2023Springfield Nursery, Sutton Road, Llandow
Received 12 Nov 2021Ty Creigiau, 1 Cwrt Dyfed, Barry
Received 23 Jun 20215, Station Terrace, Peterston Super Ely
Received 2 Feb 2023Highbank, 3, Heol Ty Mawr, Pendoylan
Received 30 May 202234, Cardigan Crescent, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 15 Mar 2024Herberts Cottage, St Mary Church
Received 5 May 20265, Rhodfar Mor, Rhoose
Received 22 Feb 202223, Nightingale Place, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Feb 2022Penmark Village Hall, Tredogan Road, Penmark
Received 23 May 2025Waverley, Grants Field, The Downs, St Nicholas
Received 17 Mar 2025Llanmaes Community Green, Llanmaes
Received 17 Jul 202512, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Nov 202152, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 30 Nov 202121, Afal Sur, Barry
Received 26 Apr 20221, Powys Close, Dinas Powys
Received 16 Dec 20245, Croft John, Penmark
Received 7 Dec 202316, Hensol Villas, Hensol
Received 8 Apr 202223, Trem Y Bae, Penarth
Received 26 Apr 2021101, Minehead Avenue, Sully
Received 30 Apr 2021Mount Pleasant Farm, Llangan
Received 21 Jul 2026Finnegans Fish Bar, 1-4 Romanwell Road, Station Approach Rd, Barry
Received 14 May 2024Set Office Supplies, Llandough Trading Estate, Llandough, Penarth
Received 1 May 202532, Clos Yr Ysgol, Dinas Powys
Received 8 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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