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.
7,205 approved · 662 refused · 501 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18, Forrest Road, Penarth
Received 23 Aug 2021Windmill Farm, Llansannor, Cowbridge
Received 5 Jul 202417, Spires Walk, Barry
Received 9 Jul 2025Dunraven Court, Beach Road, Southerndown
Received 27 Oct 2023Land North West of Bendrick Road, Barry
Received 16 Oct 2020Lillypot House, Bonvilston
Received 9 Jan 2025Church Farm, Llanmaes
Received 12 Nov 2021102, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 14 Apr 2025Fern Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 17 Jul 20255, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 29 Apr 202615, Porfa Ballas, Rhoose
Received 18 Mar 202422, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 16 Oct 20246, Woodstock Mews, North Road, Cowbridge
Received 21 Dec 2022Fforest Wood Quarry, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn, Pontyclun
Received 13 Oct 20213 Minster Close, Barry
Received 23 Dec 202433 Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 4 Nov 2025Secret Garden, Llanbethery
Received 29 May 202411, Beechwood Drive, Penarth
Received 3 Feb 20226 Castle Green, St Georges Super Ely
Received 3 Jul 2025Y Berllan, Peterston Super Ely
Received 12 Nov 202433 Eagleswell Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 25 Jun 2025Y Berllan, Peterston Super Ely
Received 5 Aug 2021Wild Rose Cottage, Duffryn Lane, St. Nicholas
Received 5 Apr 202233, Maes y Cwm Street, Barry
Received 21 May 2024Records 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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