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.
7,914 approved · 699 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glasfryn, 11, Lower Cwrt Y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 9 Jan 20236, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 5 Aug 202121, Clement Place, Barry
Received 1 May 202436, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 1 Feb 2021Hengoed House, Coedarhydyglyn, St Georges Super Ely
Received 19 Feb 2025Dyffryn House, Dyffryn Gardens, St Nicholas
Received 16 Jul 2026Woodview, 7, Church Rise, Wenvoe
Received 28 May 2024Pwll Y Min Farm, Main Avenue, Peterston Super Ely
Received 29 Jun 2023Gardenhurst Resource Centre, Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 4 Apr 202228, Althorp Drive, Penarth
Received 8 Nov 2022Woodlands, Broad Close Lane, Moulton
Received 16 Dec 202116, Rudry Street, Penarth
Received 9 Jun 2023Welsh Hawking Centre, Waycock Road, Barry
Received 29 Dec 2022The Pumphouse, Hood Road, Barry
Received 5 Feb 20214, Park Tower, 15, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 19 Jan 2023University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 19 Feb 2021Plot of land 230 metres west of Picketston, Llanmaes
Received 30 Oct 2024The Cottage, Trerhyngyll Village, Trerhyngyll
Received 11 Jun 202626, Collard Crescent, Barry
Received 26 Jan 2023239, Holton Road, Barry
Received 9 Oct 2025Knits And Glitz, 178, Holton Road, Barry
Received 27 Jul 2022Overway, Park Road, Penarth
Received 6 Dec 202123 Heol Y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 25 Sept 2026Fingerpost Farm, Llancarfan
Received 9 Jan 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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