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.
7,623 approved · 685 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18, Robinswood Crescent, Penarth
Received 13 Apr 2023Navigator Terminals Windmill, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 4 Aug 2026Dragon Way, Marketing Suite, Bro Tathan West, St Athan
Received 3 Jul 2023The Croft, Port Road, Nurston
Received 12 Jul 2023The Cottage, Corntown Road, Corntown
Received 24 Jul 2023Dyfryn Tawel, Llanharry, Pontyclun
Received 23 Dec 2020Paramatta House, 6, Wine Street, Llantwit Major
Received 9 Feb 202412 Birch Grove, Barry
Received 4 Sept 202616, Dingle Road, Penarth
Received 13 Oct 2023Capel Yr Efail, Llancarfan
Received 28 Jun 2022Coed Hills Rural Artspace, Llantrithyd Road, St. Hilary
Received 23 May 202242, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 20 Feb 2023Old Rectory, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 26 Aug 20219, Caynham Avenue, Penarth
Received 14 Dec 2023Whips Bungalow, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 6 Jan 202231 Bedlington Terrace, Barry
Received 25 Nov 2025Lower Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 25 Mar 202592, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 202318, Newbarn Holdings, St. Athan Road, Flemingston
Received 20 Dec 20222, Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 6 Apr 20211 Cae Wyndham, Cowbridge
Received 7 Jan 2026Area known as Linear Park at Barry Waterfront South Quay, Barry
Received 21 Aug 2018Ysgol Y Deri, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 28 Jul 2022Mill Farm (Rickyard & Orchard) , Llandow, Cowbridge
Received 27 Mar 2023Records 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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