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.
9,990 approved · 803 refused · 678 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 9 Mar 2023David Shepherd & Co., 68, High Street, Barry
Received 28 Sept 2023Hensol Castle Park (North), Hensol
Received 13 Sept 20171, Plas Glen Rosa, Penarth Portway, Penarth
Received 13 Feb 2024Crosslands Farm, Llandow
Received 23 Jul 20184, Kymin Terrace, Penarth
Received 21 Dec 20212, Rosebery Place, Penarth
Received 20 Jul 201811, Lynmouth Drive, Sully
Received 6 Mar 2020Ty Ar Y Bryn, Pen-y-Turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 28 Apr 202633 Clos Cradog, Penarth
Received 22 May 202420 Harbour Walk, Barry
Received 10 Feb 202532, Aneurin Road, Barry
Received 2 Aug 20246 Meliden Road, Penarth
Received 4 Nov 202536, Boverton Brook, Boverton
Received 12 Jun 20251, Drylla, Dinas Powys
Received 2 Nov 2023Pillars, Park Road, Barry
Received 2 Jun 2020Ty Post, Station Terrace, East Aberthaw
Received 9 Dec 2025The Wrenn's Nest, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 22 Oct 2024The Cottage, Trerhyngyll
Received 3 Mar 2025Fox Hollows, Slon Lane, Ogmore By Sea
Received 22 Mar 2021Bonvilston Hall, Bonvilston
Received 7 Nov 202515 Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 11 Dec 2025Island House, Friars Road, Barry
Received 15 Jun 2023Plot 97, Tathanias Court, St. Johns View, St. Athan
Received 22 Nov 2017Records 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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