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.
7,760 approved · 689 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
86, Port Road East, Barry
Received 12 Nov 2021Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock, Penarth
Received 20 Jun 2023Norfolk Villa, 11, Pembroke Terrace, Penarth
Received 23 Aug 2022The Croft, Llysworney
Received 20 Jan 2022Whitewells Farm, Station Road. Peterston Super Ely
Received 5 Jun 2025Tinkins Hall, Cowbridge Road, St. Nicholas
Received 17 May 2022St. Brides Court, St. Brides Major
Received 19 Nov 202025A, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 26 Oct 2022Ty Pica Farm, Station Road East, Wenvoe
Received 18 Mar 2026The Cherries, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 12 Apr 2024Oakway Farm Stud, Groes Faen Road, Peterston Super Ely, Cardiff
Received 3 Feb 202552, Glebe Street, Penarth
Received 4 Aug 2021The Old Vicarage, Pendoylan
Received 30 Jun 202220, Colhugh Park, Llantwit Major
Received 24 Jun 2022Land adjacent to 53, Laura Street, Barry
Received 3 Aug 2020Adjacent 17, Courtenay Road, Barry
Received 16 Jun 2022Opposite Hensol Villas, Hensol
Received 11 Apr 20233 Badgers Brook Close, Ystradowen
Received 21 Jul 2026The Laurels, 6, Walston Road, Wenvoe
Received 24 May 202349, Plasnewydd Walk, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Sept 202060, Ground Floor Shop, Holton Road, Barry
Received 5 Aug 2025Brookville, Trerhyngyll
Received 17 Apr 202616, Herbert Street, Barry
Received 3 Sept 2021Springdale, West Street, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Mar 2023Records 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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