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.
7,736 approved · 688 refused · 536 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6, Devon Avenue, Barry
Received 14 Jul 2021Land adjacent to shelter, 21m From 3 Picketston Close 5m From Unnamed Road, Eglwys Brewis Road, Eglwys Brewis
Received 1 Jun 202136, Trebeferad, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 1 Apr 2022Colcot Health Clinic, Winston Road, Barry
Received 17 Feb 202321, Lakeside, Barry
Received 28 Apr 2022Flat 2, 3, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 3 Mar 2021Rhodesia, 79-81, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 3 Aug 202070, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 4 Jun 2021St Bleddian Church, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 21 Feb 202216, Wood Street, Penarth
Received 21 Oct 2021Ludlow House, 41 Ludlow Street, Penarth
Received 9 May 202557, Churchfields, Barry
Received 5 Nov 2021Whips Cottage, Llandough
Received 30 Nov 20203 Uppercliff Drive, Penarth
Received 12 Aug 2025Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 26 Jan 2026Brook Lodge, St. Brides Super Ely
Received 21 Feb 2024Clare Garden Village, Land at North West Cowbridge Cowbridge, CF71 7DE
Received 8 Aug 2025Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 3 Jan 2025Madison, Llysworney
Received 24 Feb 2021Sycamore, Sigingstone
Received 13 Sept 2023The Old Rectory, 10-12, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 1 Sept 20201, Shelley Crescent, Penarth
Received 19 Apr 202355, Queens Road, Penarth
Received 12 Jan 2024Dyffryn House, Dyffryn Gardens, Dyffryn
Received 9 Dec 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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