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.
9,662 approved · 791 refused · 657 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31 Trem Y Don, Barry
Received 23 Oct 2025Ty Gwyn, South View, Rhoose
Received 7 Feb 202326, Readers Way, Rhoose
Received 19 Jan 20212, Button Ride, St. Nicholas
Received 14 May 201810, Vere Street, Barry
Received 25 Feb 202210, Somerset View, Ogmore By Sea
Received 11 Jan 2022162 Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 14 Sept 202629, Purdey Close, Barry
Received 5 Sept 2025Car Park of Forage Farm Shop, Penllyn, Llwynhelig, Cowbridge
Received 19 Dec 2023Starbucks Coffee Company, Heol Ceiniog, Barry
Received 26 Nov 2020Spring House, Watery Lane, Bonvilston
Received 28 Jun 2023160 Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 15 May 2024Beechcroft, 5, Coed Marsarnen, Colwinston
Received 26 Oct 2020The Old Stables, Pant Ruthin Fach Lane, Treoes
Received 5 Oct 2020Little Haven, Nash
Received 2 Jul 2021Pentre Hwnt Farm, Llampha
Received 20 Apr 2021Aberthin House, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 23 Jul 2020Albert Primary School And Nursery, Albert Road, Penarth
Received 2 May 201816 Meadow Vale, Barry
Received 23 Jul 202524 Ael-y-Coed, Barry
Received 17 Mar 20262, Seaview Cottages, Twyn Yr Odyn, Cardiff
Received 28 Jan 2021Carmel Chapel, Bonvilston
Received 17 May 2023Land to the South of the A48, Bonvilston
Received 19 Sept 2017Land at Gileston Road, St. Athan
Received 19 Aug 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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