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.
9,948 approved · 802 refused · 677 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Golf Club, Port Road, Barry
Received 25 Jul 2018St Aubins Nursery, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 23 Oct 202544, Amherst Crescent, Barry
Received 20 Apr 2018Kailily Farm, Pont Sarn Lane
Received 7 Sept 20172, Hazledene Close, Barry
Received 13 Mar 2025South Quay, Barry Dock, Barry
Received 26 Jun 201724, Marine Walk, Ogmore By Sea
Received 1 Aug 2022Wenvoe Quarry, Alps Quarry Road, Wenvoe
Received 17 Jun 20201, Matthew Road, Rhoose
Received 14 Feb 2023Highfields, Ystradowen
Received 29 Dec 202327, West Farm Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 2 Sept 2024Court Cottage, Llansannor
Received 16 Sept 20252, Castle Wood Close, Sully
Received 29 May 20252, Bungalow, Waycock Road, Barry
Received 15 Jan 202516, Hickman Road, Penarth
Received 17 May 201818, High Street, Barry
Received 23 Feb 2018College Fields Nursing Home, College Fields Close, Barry
Received 30 Aug 2024Ty Mawr, Llanbethery
Received 29 Jan 2020The Old Coach House, Swanbridge Road, Sully
Received 24 Feb 202523, Ffordd Cwm Cidi, Barry
Received 18 Aug 202119, Sully Terrace, Penarth
Received 22 Mar 2022New Parc Bungalow, Dimlands Road, St Donats
Received 21 Sept 2022Ty Hir, Frampton
Received 21 Sept 202643, Heol Eryr Mor, Barry
Received 31 Oct 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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