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.
10,192 approved · 812 refused · 684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Holly Cottage, Home Farm, Michealston Le Pit Road, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 19 Feb 20251, Breaksea Close, Sully
Received 3 Oct 2023University Hospital, Penlan Road, Llandough
Received 12 Sept 202343, Peterswell Road, Barry
Received 15 Jul 2020Augusta Cottage, 4, Raisdale Road, Penarth
Received 18 Jun 202082, Main Street, Barry
Received 21 Oct 2022Llanfrynach Farm, Llanfair Lane, Cowbridge
Received 31 Jan 2022Whitmore High School, Port Road West, Barry
Received 12 Jun 2020Barry Port Biomass Plant, David Davies Road, Barry
Received 16 Oct 2017Silverdale, 44, Cog Road, Sully
Received 24 Apr 2017The Croft, Wesley Street, Llantwit Major
Received 17 Mar 202642, Baron Road, Penarth
Received 30 Mar 2023Bradfield, Victoria Park Road, Cadoxton, Barry
Received 30 Jan 201846, Clos Yr Wylan, Barry
Received 24 Jun 2021Dinas Powys Golf Club, 34 Highwalls Road, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Apr 2025Bute Cottage, The Causeway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 29 Dec 202357, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 17 Feb 2020Baobab, Highlight Lane, Barry
Received 5 Jun 2025Glanville House, Town Mill Road, Cowbridge
Received 29 Nov 20221, Regency Close, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Aug 20218, The Meridian, Penarth Portway, Penarth
Received 25 Sept 201740, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 19 Jul 2021Hartford Lodge, 24, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 12 Aug 202163, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 19 Jan 2021Records 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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