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.
9,114 approved · 753 refused · 618 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
90, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 14 Jul 20215, Handel Close, Penarth
Received 26 Mar 2021Bryn Eglwys Barn, Monknash
Received 5 Jul 2022Segton, 66, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 29 Dec 2023The Old Sails Lodge, Hayes Road, Sully
Received 5 Jul 2021University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 30 Jul 201860, Bron Awelon, Barry
Received 31 Aug 2022University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 11 Aug 202213, Beacon House, Ffordd Y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 27 Jun 2018Woodlands, 2, Rectory Road, Penarth
Received 31 Jul 202016, The Paddocks, Penarth
Received 16 Oct 202019, Ewenny Close, Barry
Received 11 Dec 2023Land to the West of Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 8 Jun 2018Newfields, Buttrills Road, Barry
Received 27 Mar 2024Llanwensan Fach, Peterston Road, Groesfaen
Received 5 Oct 202612, Masefield Road, Penarth
Received 7 Aug 2020Bryncethin Cottage, Penmark, Barry
Received 10 Nov 2021Pen Y Bryn, Llanmaes
Received 19 May 2021Land adjacent to 44, Coldbrook Road East, Barry
Received 14 Nov 20244 Weston Avenue, Sully
Received 12 Sept 202520 Archer Road, Penarth
Received 7 May 2024Rhydhalog Newydd, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn (24/0060/13)
Received 25 Jan 2024Unit 10, Lower Greenway Farm, Pen Y Waun To Junction A48, Bonvilston
Received 17 Sept 2025The Sages, Colwinston
Received 20 Mar 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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