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.
7,353 approved · 673 refused · 513 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
211, Holton Road, Barry
Received 29 Nov 202139, Barons Close, Llantwit Major
Received 20 Jan 2025Cold Knap Sewage Pumping Station, Lakeside, Barry
Received 30 May 2024Llaneinydd, St Nicholas, Cardiff
Received 26 Aug 202123, Cilgant y Meillion, Rhoose
Received 28 May 2024Birchwoodend, 13, Maes Y Coed, Barry
Received 13 Feb 202312, Greenway Close, Llandough
Received 22 Feb 202425 Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Sept 2025Land adjacent to 20, Dylan Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 2021Green Dragon Cottage, Llancadle Road, Llancadle
Received 2 Oct 2023Former Halifax, 91 Holton Road, Barry
Received 26 May 2026Cwrt yr Ala House, Michealston Le Pit Road, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 10 Sept 2020Hendre Plwcca, Tredodridge
Received 29 Jul 20225, Beatty Close, Barry
Received 28 Jan 2025Corner House, Ysticl Garu, Llysworney
Received 3 Sept 2021Burger King (uk) Ltd., Culverhouse Cross Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
Received 24 Apr 20232, The Broad Shoard, Cowbridge
Received 11 Nov 2021St Richard Gwyn Rc High School, Argae Lane, St Andrews Major
Received 16 Jul 2026Maerdy Newydd Farm, Bonvilston
Received 4 Mar 2021Ael Y Bryn, 52, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 15 Sept 2021St. Nicholas Church In Wales Primary School, St. Nicholas
Received 24 Jan 2022Mews Cottage, Rear of 12, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 24 Nov 2022Seaview, 8, Station Terrace, East Aberthaw
Received 21 Jun 202210, Lower Farm Court, Rhoose
Received 1 Mar 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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