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.
8,020 approved · 703 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Badgers Hollow, Graig Penllyn
Received 13 Jul 2021St Illtyd's Church, Llantrithyd
Received 21 Oct 202548 Oxford Street, Barry
Received 9 Oct 2025Sant Y Nyll House, Heol Sant Y Nyll, St Brides Super Ely
Received 2 May 20259 Seys Close, Cowbridge
Received 17 Feb 2025Fontygary Holiday And Leisure Park, Rhoose
Received 23 Mar 2026Business Service Centre, Hood Road, Barry
Received 25 Mar 202612, Britten Road, Penarth
Received 10 Feb 202274, Meadow Vale, Barry
Received 16 Nov 2020130, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 24 Jan 2022Land at Subway Road, Barry
Received 24 Oct 202288A, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 27 Jul 202320, Fonmon Road, Fontygary, Rhoose
Received 7 Dec 2021Green Isha Farm, Wick
Received 14 Sept 202613, Southesk Place, Barry
Received 3 Jul 2023Whitton Lodge, Walterston
Received 30 Oct 202519, Clos Glascoed, Dinas Powys
Received 15 Jan 20254, Flanders Meadow, Llantwit Major
Received 2 Nov 2021131, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 12 Nov 20212, Winsford Road, Sully
Received 23 Mar 2022The Dales, Little Brynhill Lane, Barry
Received 12 Sept 2022Unit 4, Kings Wood Court, B4524 Ogmore Road At Ewenny, Ewenny, CF35 5BP
Received 8 Aug 2025Land to the North of the railway, Rhoose
Received 23 Jul 2021Cobbles, Ty Maen Barns, Ogmore By Sea
Received 1 Sept 2020Records 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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