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.
8,027 approved · 703 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adjacent to Hawthorn Cottage, Twyn Yr Odyn
Received 11 Dec 2023Ty Fry Lodge, Pendoylan
Received 13 Nov 2023Manor House, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 26 Feb 2024Chy Avallon, Church Road, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 May 2026Village Green, Llanmaes
Received 9 Mar 20215, River Walk, Llantwit Major
Received 7 Oct 202121, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 22 Apr 2022College Fields Nursing Home, College Fields Close, Barry
Received 27 Oct 2023Ty Rhosmari, 25 Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 8 Apr 2025Former Railway Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 23 Nov 2023Mole End, Pen-y-turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Nov 2020White Ladies, 63, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 19 May 2021Warren House, Pendoylan
Received 8 Nov 202311, Porth Y Green Close, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 13 Jul 2020Tower Hill Residential Home, 54, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 14 Apr 202356a, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 27 Mar 20247 Stradling Close, Cowbridge, CF71 7BX
Received 4 Aug 2025The Salt House, Church Road, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jan 202310, Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 7 Mar 2023Brookside, 34 Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 15 Dec 202141, Cae Canol, Penarth
Received 22 Dec 2020Land at Hayes Wood, The Bendricks, Sully
Received 21 Sept 2022West Winds, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major, CF61 2XR
Received 1 Feb 2022The Bungalow, 5 Corbett Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 8 Jul 2024Records 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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