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.
11,836 approved · 906 refused · 759 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brookside, 34, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 14 Oct 2022Llysworney Garage, Church Street, Llysworney
Received 18 Dec 2019Hillcrest, 7, Llantwit Major Road, Cowbridge
Received 1 May 201822, Fairfield Crescent, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Jan 2021Ogney Brook House, Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Oct 20243, Cwrt Llanfair, St Mary Church
Received 31 Oct 202422, Paget Road, Penarth
Received 8 Aug 2022Field adjacent to Garnllwyd Barns, Llancarfan
Received 28 Apr 2025The Old Orchard, 7, Merevale, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Aug 20162, Yr Efail, Treoes
Received 29 Jan 2021Town Hall, Cowbridge With Llanblethian Town Council, 21, High Street, Cowbridge
Received 28 Jul 202216, Brockhill Way, Penarth
Received 22 Aug 201658E, Salop Street, Penarth
Received 6 Apr 202124, Seaview Drive, Ogmore By Sea
Received 29 Aug 2017Stablau Hir, Tredogan Road, Penmark
Received 1 Mar 202370, Station Street, Barry
Received 6 Aug 2020Llancarfan Primary School, School Lane, Llancarfan
Received 27 Jun 2024Former Railway Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 25 Nov 2024Overway, 12, Park Road, Penarth
Received 5 Jun 201833, Station Road, Penarth
Received 20 Dec 201714, St. Johns Close, Cowbridge
Received 21 Feb 20225, Norman Cottages, Michealston Le Pit Road, Michaelston Le Pit
Received 13 Oct 202217, Hinchsliff Avenue, Barry
Received 15 Dec 202028, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 8 Jul 2022Records 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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