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.
8,791 approved · 740 refused · 597 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Park PH, Park Crescent, Barry
Received 13 Jan 2022H S B C, 61, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 21 Oct 2022Tynywaun Farm, Newton
Received 29 May 2018The People Business Wales, 12-14 Holton Road, Barry
Received 27 Nov 202522 Trem Y Bae, Penarth
Received 28 Jul 2025The Lodge, 1 Coed Masarnen, Colwinston
Received 4 Dec 202057, Bron Awelon, Barry
Received 26 Jan 202358 John Batchelor Way, Penarth
Received 17 Sept 2026Mena House, 78 Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 25 Feb 2022Romilly Park, Barry
Received 23 Sept 2022Murch Junior School, Fairoaks, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Feb 202497A, Glebe Street, Penarth
Received 4 Nov 202112 Sycamore Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 6 May 202577, Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 20 Apr 20181 Middlegate Walk, Cowbridge
Received 21 Nov 202515, St Brides Road, Wick
Received 17 Sept 2025Llantwit Major Football Club, Windmill Lane, Off Frampton Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Nov 2025Walled garden at Dunraven Estate, Southerndown
Received 21 Sept 20204, Tudor Place, Llantwit Major
Received 17 May 201847, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 14 Feb 202342, Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 1 Sept 2020O/s 184, Port Road East, Barry and near 182, Port Road East, Barry
Received 25 Jun 2020Ty Fry Lodge, Pendoylan
Received 5 Jun 201825, Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 16 Mar 2020Records 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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