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.
9,534 approved · 784 refused · 652 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land North East of St. Hilary
Received 23 Sept 202228, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 9 Nov 2017Twyn Y Rhedyn, Ewenny Road, St Brides Major
Received 4 Dec 2023Sheriton, Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys
Received 30 Nov 2021Lower Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 21 May 20253, Cwrt Llanfleiddan, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 30 Jun 2022133, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 30 Mar 2022Picketston House, Picketston Village, Picketston
Received 23 May 2024Unit 1, Vale Business Park, Llandow
Received 3 Dec 2024Tower Hill Residential Home, 54, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 30 Jun 2021Westgate Cottage, 23, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 22 Mar 201821, Beechwood Drive, Penarth
Received 14 Nov 2017Arcadia, Port Road West, Barry
Received 26 Feb 201812, Newgale Close, Barry
Received 16 Jun 202019, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 7 Aug 20244 Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea, Bridgend
Received 21 Apr 2023The Beeches, A48, St. Nicholas
Received 28 Jun 2022Former Albert Road Church, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 2022Lower Monkton, Broughton
Received 13 Jul 202143, Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry
Received 6 Apr 2018Building adjacent to the Former Albert Road Church. Penarth
Received 6 Apr 2023Land on Hayes Road, Sully
Received 3 Jul 2023Castle Upon Alun House, Lane - Junction Castle Upon Alun Farm To Junction Cross Croescwta Cottages, St Brides Major
Received 3 Jul 2025The Meadows, Peterston Super Ely
Received 12 Apr 2022Records 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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