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7,353 approved · 673 refused · 513 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
104, High Street, Barry
Received 15 Apr 202150, Uplands Crescent, Llandough, Penarth
Received 5 May 20217, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 3 Mar 202320 Nailsea Court, Sully
Received 18 Feb 2026Glyndwr Vineyard, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 Dec 2023Land North of Milverton, Peterston Super Ely
Received 5 Jun 2025Unit 30, Atlantic Business Park, Hayes Lane, Sully
Received 3 Feb 202511, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 6 Apr 20236, Tair Onen, St Hilary
Received 21 Aug 202474, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 2022Unit 33, Vale Business Park, Llandow
Received 30 Oct 2025147 Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 16 Sept 20261 Plas Taliesin, Penarth
Received 16 Jun 2025Land off St. Brides Road, St. Brides Road, Wick
Received 17 Dec 20241, Baruc Way, Barry
Received 27 Nov 202358, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 12 Oct 202238, Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 24 Mar 2021Ty Bronudd, Llantwit Major Road, Nash
Received 28 Apr 20211A, Machen Street, Penarth
Received 13 Jun 2022Former Wilkinson, 59-71 Holton Road, Barry
Received 17 Sept 2026Normandy, 9, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 26 Jul 202110, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 14 Jul 2021Seabreezes, Porthkerry
Received 28 Jun 202111 The Highlands, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 27 Aug 2025Records 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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