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.
11,735 approved · 894 refused · 756 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Field Cottage, A48, Bonvilston
Received 8 Oct 2019The Retreat, Colwinston
Received 9 May 201670, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 1 Apr 2021Cherry House, Park Road, Barry
Received 25 Mar 2020Land to the Northern end of Keithrow, Bro Tathan, St. Athan
Received 29 Mar 202132, Torbay Terrace, Rhoose
Received 6 Oct 2022107, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 8 Dec 202217 St Dyfrig Close, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Jun 2026Windsor Lawn Tennis Club, Larkwood Avenue, Penarth
Received 3 Feb 202285, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 19 Aug 20206, The Verlands, Cowbridge
Received 31 May 20172, Dyffryn Close, St. Nicholas
Received 3 Aug 2022Home Farm, land west of Drope Road, St. Georges Super Ely
Received 11 Apr 2016The Old Post Office, 61-63, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 22 Nov 2013Dunrushin, 30 Fairfield Rise, Llantwit Major
Received 8 Oct 2024Navigator Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 27 Nov 2023St Annes, 20, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 22 Jan 2021Llyswen, 14, Windmill Lane, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 2 Jun 20235 Britway Road, Dinas Powys
Received 27 Apr 20263A Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 18 Jul 2025Lloyds Pharmacy, The Broad Shoard,Cowbridge, CF71 7DA
Received 4 Aug 2025Building 2, Plot 3B, Atlantic Point, Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry
Received 23 May 2016Gwreiddyn Farm, Logwood Road, Peterson Super Ely
Received 31 Mar 2023Barn Cottage, St. Mary Church, Cowbridge
Received 25 Apr 2018Records 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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