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.
7,923 approved · 700 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Eagleswell Primary School, Eagleswell Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Oct 2024Fferm Tri Brawd, Land adjoining Mount Pleasant Farm, Middlecourt Gate, Cowbridge
Received 4 Jun 202438, Rhodfa Felin, Barry
Received 5 Dec 2025Dan Y Coed, Church Road, Llanblethian
Received 8 Nov 202246, Heol Collen, Culverhouse Cross
Received 28 Jun 2021Penmark Place, Kenson Hill, Penmark
Received 6 Sept 2022Barclays, 62 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 15 Oct 2025Opposite Hensol Villas, Hensol
Received 22 May 2019The Verve, 45, Pearse Close, Penarth
Received 29 Sept 2022Field opposite Slade Paddocks, west of disused airfield, Llanmaes
Received 3 Mar 2021Land to the North of Maes Y Ffynnon, Bonvilston
Received 19 Sept 2019Jordan Civils LTD, Tumulus Way, Vale Business Park, Llandow, Cowbridge
Received 21 Feb 202211, Craven Walk, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 2024Colcot Health Clinic, Winston Road, Barry
Received 19 Aug 202214, Cledwen Close, Barry
Received 12 Jun 202345, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 14 Apr 2022Canna Studio, Ruthin Road, Llangan
Received 6 Jul 20211, Lakeside, Barry
Received 14 May 202114, Liscum Way, Barry
Received 29 Mar 2021Hazeldene, Llancadle
Received 8 Mar 2021Briscombe Retail Park, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 11 Jun 2021Crofta, Ystradowen
Received 6 May 2022The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterston Super Ely
Received 18 Jan 2024Ogmore Common Land (The Lookout)
Received 20 Jan 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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