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.
7,654 approved · 685 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
70, Minehead Avenue, Sully
Received 29 Mar 2021Ty Cadno, Pont Sarn Lane, Clawddcoch
Received 4 Jul 202325 Gelyn Y Cler, Barry
Received 10 Jul 2024The Moorwell, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jan 2026289, Barry Road, Barry
Received 30 Jul 2026Great House Farm, Penllyn, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jul 2024Glenburnie, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 25 Apr 202354, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 15 Apr 2024122-124, The Waverley Care Centre, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 202233, Teasel Avenue, Cogan, Penarth
Received 30 Oct 2024The Court House, High Street, Llantwit Major
Received 1 Feb 202464, Ffordd Pentre, Barry
Received 6 Aug 2021Carreg Llwyd, Llancarfan
Received 23 May 2021Holme View, 10, Evenlode Avenue, Penarth
Received 24 Mar 202120, Heol Yr Ysgol, St. Brides Major
Received 14 May 2021Trewallter Fawr, Walterston
Received 4 Aug 202692, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 7 Oct 2021Picketston House, Picketston
Received 9 May 202468, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 18 Dec 202044 to 48, Holton Rd, Barry
Received 24 Oct 2025Summerleaze, Church Lane, Welsh St. Donats
Received 24 Feb 202399, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 15 Sept 2021Llancarfan Community Hall, Llancarfan
Received 8 Mar 2021Trewallter Fawr, Walterston, Barry
Received 28 Oct 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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