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.
7,962 approved · 703 refused · 549 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7, Dyffryn Place, Barry
Received 14 Feb 202547, Fairfield Rise, Llantwit Major
Received 20 Jun 2023The Buck, 62-66, Holton Road, Barry
Received 21 Dec 20217, Walnut Grove, St Athan
Received 29 May 202549, Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 7 Apr 202233, Brenig Close, Barry
Received 21 Feb 2022Middle Hill, Llancarfan
Received 29 Nov 2023The Old School, Llysworney
Received 5 Jul 2022Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 12 Mar 202525, Porth y Castell, Barry
Received 19 Oct 2022Gileston Manor, Gileston Road, Gileston
Received 7 Sept 2020Ty Gadlys, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Received 30 Jul 20242, The Precinct, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Dec 2022Equine Therapy Wales, Stables to the north west of Pheasant Acre Nursery, Llangan
Received 29 Jan 2025The Old Courthouse, High Street, Llantwit Major
Received 24 Apr 2024Penarth Railway Station, Station Approach, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 202641, Porthkerry Road, Rhoose
Received 14 Jan 2021The Old Malthouse, Penyheol Terrace, Sigingstone
Received 7 Nov 2023Starbucks Coffee Company, Heol Ceiniog, Barry
Received 30 Mar 20201, West Acre, Llanmaes
Received 27 Jul 2021Land to the East of Aston Martin Lagonda and West of Cowbridge Road, Bro Tathan, St. Athan
Received 13 Dec 20243, Old Barry Road, Penarth
Received 21 Dec 2018Garden of The Villa, Trehedyn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 4 Mar 202119 Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 9 Oct 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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