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.
9,483 approved · 783 refused · 649 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5, Bingle Lane, St. Athan
Received 1 Nov 202333, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 12 Feb 2018Great Frampton House, Frampton
Received 17 Oct 20256, Kennedy Rise, Barry
Received 28 Jun 202330 John Street, Penarth
Received 6 May 2025Moorlands Farm, Wick Road, Llantwit Major
Received 31 Mar 2025Merevale, 73, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 20 Jun 20231 Cwrt-y-vil Road, Penarth
Received 25 Jun 202511, Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 22 Dec 2020Castle Hotel, Jewel Street, Barry
Received 24 Jan 2022The Barn, Chapel Road, Wick
Received 22 Sept 2022128, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 20 Feb 2023Llantwit Major Town Council, Town Hall, Church Street, Llantwit Major
Received 24 Apr 2023Land at Vianshill Farm, Grants Field, The Downs, St Nicholas
Received 27 Jan 2021Land to the South of Hood Road, Barry
Received 11 Nov 202433 Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 23 Jun 20257, Clos Cradog, Penarth
Received 29 Mar 201835, Glebeland Place, St. Athan
Received 6 Apr 202140, Beechwood Drive, Penarth
Received 5 Jun 202412 Sandringham Close, Barry
Received 23 Dec 2024Rockside, Station Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Oct 2024105, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 30 Oct 2020Ysgol Y Deri, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 29 Mar 2021Land East of B4265 between Boverton and Eglwys Brewis, St. Athan
Received 11 May 2018Records 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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