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.
10,265 approved · 815 refused · 684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6, St. Nicholas Road, Barry
Received 20 Aug 20206 Fferm Goch, Llangan
Received 2 Sept 2024The Hatches, Whitefield Farm Road, Aberthin
Received 20 Dec 2022The Lodge, Castle Upon Alun, St Brides Major
Received 21 Nov 20165 Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 1 Oct 2024Batslays, Bro Tathan South, St Athan
Received 12 Aug 202551, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge, CF71 7EX
Received 27 Nov 202338, Duffryn Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 14 Mar 201825, Tair Onen, Nr. Cowbridge
Received 15 May 20183, Chapel Row, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Sept 2020Fferm Wen, Flemingston
Received 1 Jul 20203, Oak Grove, Eglwys Brewis
Received 5 Mar 2024Windsor Hotel, Holton Road, Barry
Received 5 May 202118, Maes Y Ffynon, Bonvilston
Received 26 Jun 201734, Wimborne Crescent, Sully
Received 21 Feb 2022Milverton, Peterston Super Ely
Received 6 Dec 2023Jubilee Fields Campsite, Peterston Super Ely
Received 8 May 201715, Marine Walk, Ogmore By Sea
Received 23 Jul 2024Morfa Farm, Morfa Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 11 May 2026Land to the east of Mink Hollow, St. Nicholas
Received 6 Apr 2017Stourbridge House, Llysworney
Received 2 Nov 202253 Cedar Way, Penarth
Received 3 Feb 2025Ground Floor Flat, 8, John Street, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 2024St. Nicholas Church In Wales Primary School, St. Nicholas
Received 29 Jul 2020Records 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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