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.
10,793 approved · 843 refused · 705 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sunbelt Rentals Ltd, Llandough Industrial Estate, Penarth Road, Cardiff
Received 28 Jun 2024Land at Court Road Civic Amenity Site
Received 31 Aug 2021Nash Cottage, Nash
Received 17 Jul 2017Forest Retreat, Graig Penllyn, Nr Cowbridge
Received 30 Nov 202511, Knowbury Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Mar 2022West Winds Industrial Estate, Ruthin Road, Llangan
Received 13 Oct 20221, Porlock Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 3 Mar 2022Copper Beech, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 31 Oct 2022The Wallage, Heol Y Mynydd, Welsh St Donats
Received 1 Jul 20241, Millfield Drive, Cowbridge
Received 13 Jun 201860 Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 11 Feb 202685, Crompton Way, Ogmore By Sea
Received 27 Jul 2021The Misk, 7, Flush Meadow, Llantwit Major
Received 19 Aug 2022Plot of land 230 metres west of Picketston, Llanmaes
Received 8 Jan 2025The Chestnuts, Llysworney
Received 1 Nov 2017Pen Y Bryn, Penmark
Received 13 Dec 2023Llanmihangel Cornmill and Barn, Llanmihangel, Cowbridge
Received 22 Feb 20213, Park Road, Penarth
Received 28 Sept 2017Land north of the River Weycock, Moulton, Barry
Received 30 Jun 2020Land at Cardiff Road/Cross Common Road, Dinas Powys
Received 29 May 2018David Wilson Homes, Manor Park, Sully Road, Penarth
Received 23 Aug 2018The Market Place Restaurant, 66, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 24 Oct 2023Play Area, Cosmeston Country Park, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 20 Aug 2020Biglis Farmhouse, Argae Lane, St Andrews Major
Received 21 Oct 2024Records 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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