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.
11,762 approved · 899 refused · 756 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1, Court Road, Barry
Received 2 Dec 2020Penglais, 3 Stony Lane, Corntown
Received 23 Sept 2024133, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 12 Jan 202442 Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 12 Mar 2026Overway, 12, Park Road, Penarth
Received 18 Feb 2016Rivendell, Broughton Road, Wick
Received 15 Mar 202325B Archer Road, Penarth
Received 21 Mar 2025Penllyn Castle, Penllyn
Received 25 Oct 2024Site known as South Quay (Parkside), Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 20 Oct 2015Milburn House, 5 Milburn Close, Rhoose
Received 23 Dec 2024Glen Cottage, 39, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 17 Jun 2020Land at Raisdale House, Raisdale Road, Penarth
Received 9 Sept 20162, Gwennol Y Mor, Barry
Received 11 Jun 2020Delfryn, 47, Craig Yr Eos Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 30 Sept 2022Barry Satellite Telecraft, 23, Thompson Street, Barry
Received 2 Oct 202387, Glebe Street, Penarth
Received 15 Dec 201710 Raglan Close, Dinas Powys
Received 14 Apr 202510, Albert Crescent, Penarth
Received 1 Jul 2020Land off Flemingston Road, St Athan
Received 5 Dec 20241 Anchor Road, Penarth
Received 2 Oct 2025Holly Cottage, Penmark
Received 7 Nov 2017Plot 6, Craig Yr Eos Avenue, Ogmore By Sea
Received 17 Oct 2016Grove Cottage, Sigingstone
Received 6 Oct 2020Hillsboro, Ewenny Road, St. Brides Major
Received 9 Feb 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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