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.
9,923 approved · 802 refused · 675 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brynhill Cottage, Great Brynhill Lane, Port Road, Barry
Received 3 Jul 2017White Lodge, Fox Hollows, Maendy
Received 24 Oct 201758 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 7 Aug 20263, Churchill Terrace, Barry
Received 23 Jun 20203 Ffordd Y Dociau, Barry
Received 19 Feb 2026Gardenhurst Resource Centre, Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 11 Mar 202426, Victoria Square, Penarth
Received 19 Dec 202229, Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 10 Nov 2020The Old Barn, Ham Farmhouse, Graig Penllyn
Received 8 Jul 202226, Clos Y Fulfran, Barry
Received 5 Dec 201738 Drylla, Southra Park, Dinas Powys
Received 10 May 202414, Park Crescent, Barry
Received 20 Feb 2020Chy Avallan, Church Road, Llanblethian
Received 27 Sept 201733, Station Road, Penarth
Received 23 Nov 2017Penmaen Livery Yard, St. Mary Church
Received 30 Apr 20177, Earl Crescent, Barry
Received 20 Sept 2022Ty Twyn, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 14 Aug 201774, Queens Road, Penarth
Received 24 Mar 202125, Cosmeston Drive, Penarth
Received 7 Feb 2024Land adjacent to The Windmills, St. Athan Road, Cowbridge
Received 27 Oct 2022The Cherries, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 17 Dec 2020Espex Batteries Limited, Unit 15, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
Received 8 Sept 2022Rhoose Lifeguards, Fontygary Beach Complex, Rhoose
Received 21 Dec 2017Cole Farm, 9 Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 31 Jan 2025Records 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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