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.
8,904 approved · 745 refused · 604 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18, Duffryn Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 3 Apr 20184, Heol Y Mynydd, Welsh St. Donats
Received 23 Jun 2020Coedarhydyglyn, Hengoed House, St Georges Super Ely
Received 13 May 202525 Afal Sur, Barry
Received 3 Jun 2025Sycamore Chase, Land north of B4265, Boverton
Received 16 Aug 2018Old Carriageway Stable, Hensol
Received 13 Jul 202022, Wimborne Crescent, Sully
Received 2 Nov 202076, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 19 Aug 2020Land to the rear of 21, Victoria Road and 2, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 21 Feb 2022Land to the rear of 2, Wine Street, Llantwit Major
Received 13 Jun 2022Land to rear of Seaton Hoe, 2, Park Road, Dinas Powys
Received 11 Nov 2022Canoldir, St. Lythans Road, Dyffryn
Received 3 Jun 2021Green Isha Farm, Llantwit Road, Wick, Cowbridge
Received 29 Jan 202697, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 16 Nov 2020Cwrt Newydd Farmhouse, Llandow
Received 22 Apr 202415 Uppercliff Close, Penarth
Received 1 May 2025Woodland adjacent to Ty Hafan Children's Hospice, Hayes Road, Barry
Received 2 Jun 202337 Drylla, Dinas Powys
Received 13 May 202628 Fairfield Rise, Llantwit Major
Received 3 Jun 2024Tunnelside Yard, Snell Yard, Alps Quarry Road, Wenvoe
Received 12 Oct 202215 Dowland Road, Penarth
Received 25 Apr 2023Dockside POS, part of Barry Waterfront development
Received 16 Apr 202137 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 25 Jul 202565, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 1 Jun 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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