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.
10,063 approved · 805 refused · 680 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Mole End, Pen Y Turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 11 May 2021Land at Pen Onn Farm , Llancarfan
Received 9 Feb 202615, Mountjoy Avenue, Penarth
Received 27 Jan 2021Land at St. Josephs Primary School, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 10 Jul 2018New Greenway Farm, Bonvilston
Received 29 Jan 2021Whitehall Quarry, Old Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 27 Jan 2021Land off Five Mile Lane, Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan
Received 11 Jul 2024Curnix Farm, Ty Frandy, Cuckoo Mill Lane, Moulton
Received 11 Apr 202167, John Batchelor Way, Penarth
Received 21 Oct 202127, Baruc Way, Barry
Received 19 Jan 2021Sunnycroft, Graig Penllyn
Received 23 Nov 2022Land to the east of Mink Hollow, St. Nicholas
Received 24 Aug 2017Land at Cardiff Road/Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Dec 20175-6 Paget Road, Barry
Received 24 Jun 2025Tudor Lodge, A48 Bonvilston
Received 13 Nov 201751, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 6 Dec 2021Former Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Aberthin Road, Cowbridge
Received 30 May 2024Pughs Garden Centre, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 13 Jul 2023Somerville, 10, Lon Cefn Mably, Rhoose
Received 28 Oct 2020Rose Cottage, South Gate, Cowbridge
Received 22 Nov 2022Land off Five Mile Lane, Bonvilston (Oaklands Solar Farm) (DNS 3245503)
Received 5 May 20237, St. Pauls Avenue, Barry
Received 4 Jun 20217, Clare Drive, Cowbridge
Received 7 Aug 2018Sunshine House, Southerndown
Received 13 Oct 2023Records 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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