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.
7,191 approved · 662 refused · 501 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Badgers Hollow, Graig Penllyn
Received 9 Jul 2020The Granary, Castle Upon Alun, St. Brides Major
Received 23 Dec 2020Awbery House, Buttrills Walk, Barry
Received 8 Nov 2021Old Vicarage, Corntown Road, Ewenny
Received 17 Sept 202175, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 17 Apr 202330, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 23 Oct 2023Cemetery, Cemetery Approach Road, Barry
Received 27 Feb 2023Westmoor Farm, Slatter Lane, Llysworney
Received 5 Jan 2023Land North of Sealands Farm, Bridgend
Received 8 Mar 202269, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 8 Jun 2022Land North of Holm View Leisure Centre, Barry
Received 28 Mar 202250, Fairfield Road, Penarth
Received 22 Nov 2021H S B C, 61, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 24 Oct 2022Cottrell Park, St Nicholas
Received 30 Mar 202612, Merganser Court, Barry
Received 16 May 2023Fairhill, 53 Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 17 Mar 20254, Flanders Meadow, Llantwit Major
Received 16 Apr 20214, Romilly Avenue, Barry
Received 29 Nov 2021The Manse, Llancadle
Received 4 Nov 20215 The Highlands, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 6 Mar 2025Kitchener and Thomas, 33-35,Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 8 May 2024Mill Farm, Llandow
Received 4 Oct 20241 Fairfield Road, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 2026Kitchener And Thomas, 33-35, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 3 Apr 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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