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.
7,864 approved · 694 refused · 545 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Old Rosedew House, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 19 Jan 202420 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 9 Jul 2025Delta Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 13 Feb 202657, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 29 Jan 202515, Plassey Street, Penarth
Received 14 Jun 202150 St David's Crescent, Penarth
Received 9 Jul 2026Land to the east of Holm View Leisure Centre, Barry
Received 1 Jun 202138, Elfed Avenue, Penarth
Received 18 Jan 20241 Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 8 Jan 2025Llwynhelig House, Llwynhelig, Cowbridge, CF71 7FF
Received 26 Apr 202217 Brean Close, Sully
Received 30 Jul 2026Butleigh, Pendoylan
Received 14 Aug 2023Field Cottage, Bonvilston, Cardiff
Received 2 Nov 2020Memorial Hall Theatre, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 22 Dec 202538, Main Street, Barry
Received 23 Aug 2021Church of Saint Cadoc, Llancarfan, Barry
Received 27 Jun 2025Sunshine House, Southerndown
Received 9 Jan 202451, The Parade, Barry
Received 20 Sept 2022Time House, 168B, Regent Street, Barry
Received 28 Feb 2022Silverdale, Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 3 Sept 2020Behind No. 4 and Lon Y Gog, Main Avenue, Peterston Super Ely
Received 4 Nov 202139, Marine Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 17 Jan 202332 Borough Close, Cowbridge
Received 28 Jun 2024Ffynnon Newydd, Trepit Road, Wick
Received 26 Feb 2026Records 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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