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.
7,797 approved · 692 refused · 540 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Ardwyn Walk, Dinas Powys
Received 2 Mar 2021Beechwood Hollow, City
Received 10 Sept 2020Cae Zaccaria, Pentre Meyrick
Received 20 Jan 2025Countisbury, St. Lythans Road, St. Lythans
Received 3 Sept 2021Dock Office, Subway Road, Barry
Received 9 Feb 202310, Cherry Close, Dinas Powys
Received 30 Jun 2023Tyn Y Caeau Farm, Sutton Road, Llandow
Received 22 Feb 202138, Eagleswell Road, Boverton
Received 13 Dec 2021J Gas Ltd, Sully Moors Road, Sully, Penarth
Received 17 Feb 2026Windrush, School Lane, Llancarfan
Received 30 Jun 2023Nauvoo, Llancarfan
Received 8 Oct 2020Provincial House, Kendrick Road, Barry
Received 20 Jan 2022East Quay, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 3 Sept 202135, Station Road, Penarth
Received 19 Feb 2021First Floor, 1a, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 24 May 2022Fairhaven, 67 Cog Road, Sully
Received 3 Nov 202512 and 13, Laburnum Way, Dinas Powys
Received 14 Nov 2023The Lyddens, 12, Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Nov 2020The Meadows, 45, Cog Road, Sully
Received 4 May 2022Ford Engine Plant, Waterton Industrial Estate, Cowbridge Road, Bridgend
Received 13 Jun 2024Fonmon Castle, Fonmon
Received 7 Nov 2023Lower House Farm, Rhoose Road, Rhoose
Received 13 Nov 2023Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 30 Jul 20213, Heol Yr Ysgol, St. Brides Major
Received 10 May 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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