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.
7,697 approved · 687 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26, Cwrt y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 17 Mar 2021Front garden of 29, Vennwood Close, Wenvoe
Received 25 Nov 202120, Lakeside, Barry
Received 19 Jul 202138 Rhodfa Felin, Barry
Received 18 Feb 2026Castle Upon Alun House, Lane - Junction Castle Upon Alun Farm To Junction Cross Croescwta Cottages, St Brides Major
Received 29 Jul 202420, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 29 Sept 202111, Lynmouth Drive, Sully
Received 21 Jun 202252, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 28 Oct 202050 Heol Y Sianel, Rhoose
Received 28 Nov 2025Picketston House, Picketston Village, Picketston
Received 23 Jul 20243, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 23 Oct 2020Penybryn, Llantwit Road, St Athan, Barry
Received 4 Jul 202432, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 1 Jun 20236, Porlock Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 9 Oct 202017, Gibson Way, Penarth
Received 30 Jul 2021Cadoxton Primary School, Victoria Park Road, Barry
Received 14 Oct 202525 Gelyn Y Cler, Barry
Received 20 Mar 2026Olive Lodge, Port Road East, Barry
Received 5 Nov 202417 Lynmouth Drive, Sully
Received 8 Apr 2025Land North of B4265 (Phase II), Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jan 202041, Hawthorn Road, Barry
Received 2 Dec 2020Heritage Coast Campsite, Monknash, Cowbridge
Received 13 Nov 202421 Wood Street, Penarth
Received 23 Sept 202414 Whitehall Close, Wenvoe
Received 7 Apr 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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