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.
10,516 approved · 833 refused · 693 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
39 Pearse Close, Penarth
Received 24 Jun 202512, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 21 Feb 2022Glasfryn, 11 Lower Cwrt-y-vil Road, Penarth
Received 29 Jul 2024Elm Cottage, Wick Road, St. Brides Major
Received 17 Apr 2020Tennis Court, The Broad Shoard, Cowbridge
Received 20 Jan 2023West Farm Stable, West Street, Llantwit Major
Received 7 Oct 202410, St Anne's Avenue, Penarth
Received 27 Nov 202439, Cae Leon, Barry
Received 13 Jan 2022White Chapel, Llancarfan
Received 24 Sept 2020Land at Middle Hill, Old Middle Hill, Llancarfan
Received 1 Sept 2025Cwrt Yr Ala (Dairy garage / Boathouse and Dairy, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 3 Mar 202024, Trem Y Don, Barry
Received 7 Jul 2017Santander UK Plc, 140, Holton Road, Barry
Received 9 Mar 2018Oaklands Cottage, Hensol
Received 29 Aug 2023Land south of Bryn Siriol, Ewenny Road, Bridgend
Received 20 Oct 202562, Norwood Crescent, Barry
Received 23 Aug 2022Broadfields, Twyncyn, Dinas Powys
Received 16 Aug 2022Corntown Country Inn, Corntown
Received 17 Mar 20172, Breach Cottages, Bonvilston, Cardiff
Received 27 Jan 2021Well Field, South Road, Sully
Received 22 Dec 202012, Venwood Close, Wenvoe
Received 30 Jul 20181, Dunster Drive, Sully
Received 20 Mar 201834, Dyserth Road, Penarth
Received 16 Aug 2018St. Pauls Church Hall, St. Pauls Avenue, Barry
Received 3 Mar 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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