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.
9,462 approved · 776 refused · 646 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2, Evenlode Avenue, Penarth
Received 21 May 201834 and 43, Ham Manor Park, Llantwit Major
Received 27 Apr 2023Land at Pantynawel House, Cowbridge Road, St. Athan
Received 5 Nov 202049, Cae Canol, Penarth
Received 6 Feb 2023St. Andrews House, 21, West Farm Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 22 May 2023Pinewood, Bonvilston
Received 8 Jun 202333, Murch Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Feb 2022District Centre, Land at Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 16 Mar 202027 Coed Y Felin, Barry
Received 4 Aug 2025Ash Cottage, 5, Cardiff Road, Cowbridge
Received 14 Nov 2017Palmers Cottage, Barren Hill, Penmark, Barry
Received 17 May 2024Longlands Quarry, Corntown
Received 11 May 202281-85, Holton Road, Barry
Received 6 Mar 2025Cora Lynn, 11, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 12 Nov 2021Jubilee Fields Campsite, Jubilee Scout Campsite, St. Brides Super Ely
Received 7 Dec 2023Land adjacent to Gorllwyn Forestry Holding. Parcel of land south to 'Mill Pond'
Received 23 Mar 2026Little Wymering, Slon Lane, Ogmore By Sea
Received 22 Dec 201719 Devon Avenue, Barry, CF63 1BJ
Received 2 Aug 2018134, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 3 Mar 2021Land at Vianshill Farm, The Downs, St Nicholas
Received 26 Aug 2026Land at Hayes Wood, The Bendricks, Sully
Received 21 Sept 20222, Collard Crescent, Barry
Received 11 Aug 2025Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 17 Apr 2024To-Hesg, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Oct 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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