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.
8,002 approved · 703 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Penllyn, Cowbridge
Received 14 Apr 2025The Old Vicarage, Wick Road, St. Brides Major
Received 20 Apr 202218, Boverton Court, Boverton
Received 5 Aug 2025District Centre, land at Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 26 Feb 2021Tennis Club, St Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Jan 202634, Smeaton Close, Rhoose
Received 8 Mar 202222, Llandilo Close, Dinas Powys
Received 7 Feb 202225 Woodland Place, Penarth
Received 4 Aug 20257 Maes Lloi, Aberthin
Received 17 Apr 2025Land East of Tynycae Cottage and north of Sunnyside, Station Road, Peterson Super Ely
Received 18 Nov 20217, Wayside Cottages, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Mar 2021Crossways, 82 Westward Rise, Barry
Received 5 Nov 202411, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 15 Feb 20243, The Mount, Dinas Powys
Received 19 Jan 20216, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 5 Aug 2021Treetops, Flanders Road, Llantwit Major
Received 25 Sept 2023Goldsland Farm, Wenvoe
Received 7 Oct 2021The Paddocks, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Jul 2020Paget Rooms, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 7 Sept 2023Llanblethian Play Park
Received 26 Jan 2026Silverdene, Llanmaes
Received 16 Mar 2021Dockside Quay, Barry Waterfront
Received 21 Jul 2026Llanmihangel Cottage, Llanmihangel
Received 27 Feb 202377, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 13 Apr 2022Records 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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