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.
10,119 approved · 808 refused · 684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4, Raisdale Gardens, Penarth
Received 31 Dec 2024The Old Rectory, Porthkerry
Received 10 Jan 2022Post Office,106, South Road, Sully
Received 16 Mar 2026Bambrah Stores, 25-27, Ivor Street, Barry
Received 13 Oct 2023Land adjoining 1 Pen Y Turnpike, Dinas Powis
Received 18 Dec 2025166, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 13 Jan 2022Tresaith, Church Street, Llysworney
Received 26 Feb 2025Sunnybank Cottage, Colwinston
Received 7 Feb 2023The Old Dairy, Llandow
Received 17 Mar 202277 Port Road East, Barry
Received 1 Sept 2026Kailily Farm, Cnepyn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 20 Feb 2023Splott Farm, St. Donats
Received 23 Mar 2022Land to the rear of Westgate (East of Eagle Lane), Cowbridge
Received 19 Sept 201720, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 15 Jun 20234, Birch Grove, Barry
Received 19 Aug 202025, Dudley Place, Barry
Received 14 May 20215 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 11 Aug 2026Land West of Drope Road, St. Georges Super Ely
Received 27 Nov 2023Momentive Speciality Chemicals, Sully Moors Road, Sully
Received 7 Aug 20232, Old Farm Mews, Dinas Powys
Received 5 Jul 20211, Birch Lane, Penarth
Received 3 Feb 2025Land adjacent to Oak Court, Myrtle Close, Penarth
Received 2 Oct 202615, Regency Close, Llantwit Major
Received 11 Sept 2017Court House, Flemingston Road, Flemingston
Received 26 Apr 2018Records 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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