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.
7,724 approved · 688 refused · 535 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11, Millbrook Heights, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Dec 2025Amelia Trust Farm, Walterston
Received 21 Aug 2024Hensol Cottage, Welsh St Donats
Received 8 Dec 2020West Hay, 42, West Farm Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 9 Feb 202140-42 Pier And Piano, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 13 Mar 2025Holy Cross Church, Church Street, Cowbridge
Received 25 Jul 2024Opposite 80 Holton Road, Barry
Received 17 Nov 2025Seaview, St Athan
Received 27 Apr 2026Bryn Onnen Farm, Lime Kiln Lane, Llangan
Received 6 Jul 2026The Mount, Windmill Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Jun 20267 Rectory Road Lane, Penarth.
Received 1 Oct 202410 The Paddock,Cowbridge
Received 28 Jun 2024Persondy, Treoes
Received 10 Dec 202074 Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 18 May 2026Llancarfan Primary School, School Lane, Llancarfan
Received 27 Jun 202473, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 26 Jan 202344a Tesco Express, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 23 Jun 2025Land to the North of Heol y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 8 Aug 202427, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 22 Feb 2022New Mill Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 29 Mar 2021West Farm/West Farm Stable, West Street, Llantwit Major
Received 20 Feb 2024Colwinston Village Hall, Maes Y Bryn, Colwinston
Received 16 Feb 202618 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 15 Jun 202678, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 23 Aug 2022Records 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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