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.
10,631 approved · 837 refused · 699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adjacent to The Windmills, St. Athan Road, Cowbridge
Received 23 May 2023Copperfield, Llancarfan, Barry
Received 17 Aug 2021Old Brewery, Eglwys Brewis Road. St Athan
Received 5 Sept 2016Stourbridge House, Llysworney
Received 27 Feb 2018Field Cottage, A48, Bonvilston
Received 12 Feb 2021Land East of A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle, Bridgend. CF31 5AU
Received 10 Apr 2018Hillfields Farm, Pont Sarn Lane, Peterston Super Ely
Received 16 Aug 2023Treetops, Flanders Road, Llantwit Major,
Received 22 Dec 202215 Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 14 Oct 202572 Heol Collen, Culverhouse Cross
Received 23 Oct 202524, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 8 Feb 2017Parkmount, Bridgeman Road, Penarth
Received 26 Jul 202323 Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 18 Aug 2025Morfa Farm, Morfa Lane, Llantwit Major
Received 25 Jan 2017188, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 2 Feb 2022Thornfield, Llanquian Road, Aberthin
Received 22 Dec 2020Goldsland Walk, Wenvoe, Cardiff
Received 16 May 2024Brooklands, Millbrook Road, Dinas Powys
Received 1 Jun 2021Land off Sandy Lane, Ystradowen
Received 5 Feb 2025Glenbrook Inn, Dobbins Road, Barry
Received 29 May 2020Clawdd Coch Cottages, Pendoylan
Received 15 Feb 20224, Victoria Avenue, Penarth
Received 11 Dec 202354, Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 22 Feb 2021Rosebank, 8, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 27 Mar 2023Records 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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