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.
8,082 approved · 705 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 at Coldbrook Road East, Cadoxton, Coldbrook Road East, Cadoxton
Received 4 Mar 202517, Heol Y Sianel, Rhoose
Received 20 Jun 2022Cosmeston Country Park, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 30 Dec 202166, Brookfield Avenue, Barry
Received 11 Mar 202136, Plas Taliesin, Penarth
Received 28 Jun 202214, Stanton Way, Penarth
Received 28 Mar 2022South Downs, 5, Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 16 Oct 2020Plots 1 and 2, Pwll Y Min Farm, Main Avenue, Peterston Super ELy
Received 16 May 2023Land at Cowbridge Bypass, Penllyn
Received 7 Jun 202327, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 23 May 2022Tafan Bach Farm, Trerhyngyll
Received 24 Jun 2024Garreg Wen, A48, Bonvilston
Received 6 Sept 2022Holy Cross Church, Church Street, Cowbridge
Received 14 Aug 2025163, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 28 Mar 2022The Lindens, 6 Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 28 Jan 202521A, Lakeside, Barry
Received 7 Mar 2023Amelia Methodist Trust, Amelia Trust Farm, Walterston, Barry
Received 17 Apr 20243, Penny Lane, Cowbridge
Received 21 Sept 202217, Ashgrove, Dinas Powys
Received 16 Oct 2020Hillside, The Tumble, The Downs, St. Nicholas
Received 17 Mar 2022Darren Farm, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 7 Oct 2024British Airways Maintenance Cardiff, Dragonfly Drive,Rhoose
Received 31 Mar 2025Larkfield, St Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 14 Dec 202018, Lakeside, Barry
Received 26 Jan 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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