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.
7,586 approved · 685 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
97, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 13 Feb 20241, Harriet Street, Cogan
Received 2 Dec 202028, Melrose Walk, Sully
Received 15 Jan 2025St. Quentins House, Castle Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 14 Jul 2023Y Berllan, Peterston Super Ely
Received 2 Dec 2020The Barn, Llanmaes
Received 15 Sept 2026St Illtyds Church, College Street, Llantwit Major
Received 25 Nov 202520, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 24 Jan 202421, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 2022Land to the North of the railway, Rhoose
Received 27 Jul 202150 St David's Crescent, Penarth
Received 27 Aug 2025Llandough Hospital, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 14 Aug 2023Countisbury, St. Lythans Road, St. Lythans
Received 12 Jun 2026Squirrel Oak Barn, Morfa Farm, Morfa Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Feb 2026Old Hall Gardens, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 7 Nov 2025Unit 42, Vale Business Park, Llandow
Received 4 Sept 2026Bron Y Garn, St Hilary Village, St Hilary
Received 19 Mar 2026Y Fedw Arian, 13, Church Hill Close, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 5 Sept 20236, Clos Y Wiwer, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jun 2024Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 14 Nov 2024Badgers Hollow, Graig Penllyn
Received 9 Jan 2023Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 30 Jun 2021Farm Villa, Llantwit Road, Wick
Received 20 Jan 202641, Park Road, Barry
Received 25 Jan 2021Records 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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