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.
7,701 approved · 688 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Barn 2, Prisk Farm, Prisk Village Road, Prisk
Received 27 Aug 2026Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St Brides Super Ely
Received 1 Sept 2025Doghill Farm, Dyffryn
Received 10 May 202119 Thaw Close, Fontygary, Rhoose
Received 22 Oct 2024Fferm Wen, Flemingston
Received 18 Nov 2020Stanwell Road Baptist Church, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 13 Oct 20225, Meliden Road, Penarth
Received 15 Oct 2020Carreg Las, Redway Road, Bonvilston
Received 31 Mar 2020The School House, Penllyn
Received 27 Jan 202320 Plas Glen Rosa, Penarth
Received 28 Nov 202516, Barry Road, Barry
Received 16 Aug 2021177 Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 27 Jun 2025Land South of Station Terrace, Wenvoe
Received 20 Feb 20238, Rudry Street, Penarth
Received 16 May 2022Land to the North of Heol Y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 21 Dec 201817, Cherwell Road, Penarth
Received 9 Feb 2022Pencoedtre High School, Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry
Received 24 Nov 2022Ty Cae Blodau, Llangan
Received 26 Oct 202212, Min Y Mor, Barry
Received 2 May 202422, Caer Ffynnon, Barry
Received 22 Sept 2020Glyndwr Vineyard, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 11 Jun 202472, Blackberry Drive, Barry
Received 15 Apr 202111, Castle Court, Llantwit Major
Received 7 Nov 2023Land adjacent Littlemoor Farm, Squire Street, Llysworney
Received 23 Aug 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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