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.
8,000 approved · 703 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The site encompasses circa 0.3 hectares of land at the Western end of East Quay Park (the former site of a graving dock), Barry Waterfront
Received 9 Dec 202182 & 84 Holton Road, Barry
Received 7 Apr 2026The Old Farm House, 43, Pencoedtre Road, Barry
Received 9 Feb 2021Cedar Parc, Cowbridge Road, St Nicholas
Received 8 Dec 2025Ishton Barn, Lon Cwrt Ynyston, Leckwith
Received 24 Nov 2025Ponders, Barry Road, Barry
Received 16 Oct 2024Pedair Onnen, Ruthin Road, St. Mary Hill
Received 22 Mar 202212, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 11 Oct 20198, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 9 Mar 202012 Heol Tapscott, Barry
Received 14 Sept 2026The Market Place Restaurant, 66 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 14 Apr 2026Land at Hayes Road, Barry
Received 10 Feb 2022Badgers Hollow, Graig Penllyn
Received 30 Jan 2024St Andrews House, Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 23 Jul 20255, Burdons Close, Wenvoe
Received 3 Mar 2021Clinton, Eagleswell Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 11 Jun 2026Finnegans Fish Bar, 1-4 Romanwell Road, Island, Station Approach Rd, Barry
Received 14 May 202425, Picketston Close, Eglwys Brewis
Received 14 Apr 2022Land off Cowbridge Road, St. Athan
Received 20 Dec 201910 Maes-y-ffynon, Bonvilston
Received 26 Mar 2025L M Sportsplace Ltd., 2, The Precinct, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 27 Jul 2021Cross House, Clawdd coch, Pendoylan
Received 22 Feb 202231 Dannog Y Coed, Barry
Received 11 Sept 2025J P Motor Company, Leckwith Road, Llandough
Received 11 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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