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.
7,483 approved · 683 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Park Mount, Park Road, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Jan 202521, Highwalls Avenue, Dinas Powys
Received 15 Dec 2020Cosmeston Cafe, Cosmeston Country Park, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 25 Nov 201938, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 13 Jul 202211, Chantry Rise, Penarth
Received 14 Jun 2023Windways, 105 Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 18 Jul 2023Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 14 Nov 202443, Salop Street, Penarth
Received 14 Nov 2024St. Pauls Church Hall, St. Pauls Avenue, Barry
Received 8 Nov 2021Barclays Bank Plc, 73 Holton Road, Barry
Received 18 Nov 20253 Church Terrace, St Mary Church
Received 19 May 2025Service Road to Council Car Park at Barry Island
Received 29 Jul 20166 Penyrheol Terrace, Llantwit Major Road, Llysworney
Received 12 Nov 202465 St John's View, St Athan
Received 21 Jan 202635, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 202167, Plassey Street, Penarth
Received 25 Feb 2022The Bear Hotel, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 27 Oct 2025Former Tourist Information Centre, Ground Floor, Paget Road, Barry
Received 6 Feb 2023Milburn House, 5, Milburn Close, Rhoose
Received 13 Jun 202411, The Pinnacle, Trem Elai, Penarth
Received 31 Aug 202127, Pwll Y Myn Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 22 Apr 2021London House, 89, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 1 Mar 2024Larkfield, St. Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Feb 2021Penllyn Estate Farm, Llwynhelig, Cowbridge
Received 10 Jul 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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