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.
8,128 approved · 706 refused · 563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Arcot Street, Penarth
Received 24 Oct 2025Flat 8, Albert Court, 11, Albert Crescent, Penarth
Received 12 Feb 202126 Rhodfa Sweldon, Barry
Received 4 Jun 20244 Cliff Parade, Penarth
Received 10 Sept 202414, Ceri Road, Rhoose
Received 12 Nov 20241, Chapel Terrace, Twyn Yr Odyn, Wenvoe
Received 13 Apr 202313, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 22 Mar 202173, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 26 Sept 202370 Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 29 Jul 2026Renishaw Plc, Miskin Business Park, Miskin
Received 23 Dec 2019Pen Y Bryn, Pen Y Lan Road, Aberthin
Received 8 Sept 2021Hawthorns, Highlight Lane, Barry
Received 8 Jan 2026Penllwyn Cottage, Boverton Road, Boverton
Received 19 Jan 20215, Dryden Road, Penarth
Received 22 Sept 2021Wilton House, Sigingstone
Received 17 Jan 2022South Lodge, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 7 Aug 2020Bonvilla, Bonvilston
Received 3 Oct 2024Brackendene, Burdonshill Lane, Wenvoe
Received 3 May 2023N53 Wenvoe, St Lythans, Twyn yr Odyn
Received 7 Nov 2024Land East of Treoes, Bridgend
Received 22 Dec 2025Lyndhurst, 105, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Apr 20218 Castle Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 6 Oct 202234, Matthew Road, Fontygary, Rhoose
Received 1 Oct 202430, Sherbourne Close, Barry
Received 26 Oct 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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