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.
10,820 approved · 848 refused · 705 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
17, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 24 Apr 2017Woodlands, Beach Road, Southerndown
Received 13 Aug 201877, Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry
Received 10 Mar 20227-9, Bryn Barwg, Barry
Received 4 Aug 20209, Birch Grove, Barry
Received 13 Apr 2017Consultation Closed: Land at Lower Cosmeston Farm, Lavernock
Received 31 Dec 202049, Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry
Received 24 Nov 2020Twmbarlwm, Grove Road, Llandow
Received 7 Mar 2017Meadowvale Nursery, Cowbridge Road, Llantwit Major
Received 15 Jul 201640, West Farm Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 30 Nov 202514, Regency Close, Llantwit Major
Received 28 Jun 2024139, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 30 Jun 20212, Haven Walk, Barry
Received 14 Apr 202250, Brookfield Avenue, Barry
Received 9 Jun 202697 Tynewydd Road, Barry
Received 30 Aug 20243 Ty Draw Road, Llandow, Cowbridge
Received 14 Feb 2022Windsor Bank, 37, Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 30 Jun 202016, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 7 Apr 2021Siteserv Recycling, Llandow Trading Estate, Llandow
Received 30 Jan 201825, Sullivan Close, Penarth
Received 9 Feb 202618, Coleridge Avenue, Penarth
Received 8 Sept 2021Siteserv Recycling, Llandow Trading Estate, Llandow
Received 18 Jan 2018Blacksmiths House, Cowbridge Road, St Nicholas
Received 1 Jun 2026Tymaen Farm, B4524 Ogmore Road at Ogmore
Received 16 Mar 2017Records 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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