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.
11,925 approved · 912 refused · 763 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Spinney, St. Mary Church, Cowbridge
Received 16 Mar 2021Church Cottage, Aberthin Lane, Aberthin
Received 8 May 2018Maesaeson House, Pont Sarn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 11 May 20178, Salisbury Avenue, Penarth
Received 31 Dec 2020206, Holton Road, Barry
Received 29 Jun 2017Land at Barry Waterfront, South Quay Parkside, Barry
Received 20 May 201653, Cwm Barry Way, Barry
Received 8 May 202551, Mallory Close, St Athan
Received 7 Jun 2022Photovoltaic Installation, Cwrt yr Ala Road, Caerau, Cardiff
Received 22 Sept 2021Llwyn Nwydog Farm, Fern Cottage, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn
Received 20 Oct 2025Coedarhydyglyn Estate, Five Mile Lane, Barry
Received 9 Dec 20244, Clive Crescent, Penarth
Received 30 Nov 2020Home Farm Bungalow, 1, St. Lythans Road, Dyffryn
Received 8 Mar 20241A, Sully Terrace, Penarth
Received 20 Feb 202061, Hillside Drive, Cowbridge
Received 16 Nov 201610, Grants Field, The Downs, St. Nicholas
Received 21 Dec 2020Former Petrol Filling Station, Palmerston Road, Barry
Received 30 Apr 2021Wernlas, St Andrews Road, Dinas Powys
Received 28 Nov 202434, Seaview Place, Llantwit Major
Received 12 Mar 202143, Plas Taliesin, Penarth
Received 10 Feb 2026Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 23 May 20238, Dulverton Drive, Sully
Received 17 Jul 2025The Bungalow, Fox Hollows, Slon Lane, Ogmore By Sea
Received 7 Nov 201725 Fferm Goch, Llangan
Received 10 Oct 2025Records 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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