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.
7,946 approved · 701 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19, Craven Walk, Penarth
Received 30 May 2024Unit 4, Vale Business Park, Llandow
Received 9 Sept 2024Gileston Cottage, Gileston
Received 6 Aug 2026Barry Waterfront, East Quay Outfall Installation (CML2157)
Received 21 Oct 202175, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 19 Apr 2024Land at Bay View, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 21 Jul 202533 Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 24 Aug 2026Triangle Building (Former Tourist Information Centre), 11A, Paget Road, Barry
Received 1 Mar 2021190, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 10 Aug 2026The Old Barn, Llangan
Received 27 Jul 2020Whitewebbs, Penllyn, Cowbridge
Received 10 Jul 2025Swn Y Gwynt, Penllyn
Received 9 Oct 2020Mintfield, Burial Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Jul 2022United World College Of The Atlantic, East Drive, St. Donats
Received 29 Apr 202419, Heol Yr Ysgol, St. Brides Major
Received 9 Mar 2022Ty Hensol, Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 12 Jul 2023Bungalow, 2, Waycock Road, Barry
Received 10 Feb 20238, Le Pouliguen Close, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Mar 202518, Birch Grove, Barry
Received 13 Jun 202310, Coed Y Felin, Barry
Received 18 Mar 202413a-19, Station Road, Dinas Powys
Received 19 Jul 2021The Old Red Cross Society Hall, The Broad Shoard, Cowbridge
Received 4 May 20238, Bradenham Place, Penarth
Received 6 Sept 2021Land at Windmill Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Jan 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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