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.
7,350 approved · 673 refused · 513 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 10 Feb 202527, Barons Close, Llantwit Major
Received 15 May 202428, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 9 Feb 202131, Cwrt-y-vil Road, Penarth
Received 29 Aug 2024Telephone Exchange, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 9 Dec 20205 Thomas Clarke Road, Cowbridge
Received 20 Feb 2026Sarum, 19, Craig Yr Eos Road, Ogmore By Sea, Bridgend
Received 10 Mar 202170 Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 27 Jun 2024St Aubyns, Llancarfan, Barry
Received 27 Aug 202512, Anchor Road, Penarth
Received 28 Feb 2022Little Mews, Hilton Farm, Colwinston
Received 22 Aug 2023St. Cyres School, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 17 Sept 2024Plasnewydd, Bonvilston
Received 17 Dec 202159, Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 19 Jan 2021The Keep, Llandough
Received 13 Mar 2023Westcliffe, Peterston Super Ely
Received 26 May 2026Land to the rear of 19 and 21 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 19 Sept 2024359 Barry Road, Barry
Received 5 Mar 2024Field and Paddock, Land Near Crossways, Bonvilston
Received 3 May 20231, Sully Terrace, Penarth
Received 30 Nov 202046, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 26 Feb 2021Port Road West, Rhoose
Received 10 May 2023Land off Five Mile Lane, Bonvilston (Oaklands Solar Farm) (DNS 3245503)
Received 7 May 2026St. Athan Community Council, Church Lane, St Athan
Received 3 Oct 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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