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.
12,007 approved · 924 refused · 770 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10, Park Road, Penarth
Received 7 Jun 201811, Tal Y Bryn, Penarth
Received 7 May 2021Land at Heol y Pentir, Rhoose
Received 7 Sept 202312 Hill Head, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Sept 2025The Old Barn, Llwynhelig Farm, Cowbridge
Received 26 Apr 2016Land at Brynwell Farm, on land between the A4232 and Leckwith village
Received 25 Mar 202145 Castle Avenue, Penarth
Received 28 Nov 202520, Whittan Close, Rhoose
Received 6 Feb 2017Yfenni, 7, Bassett Road, Sully
Received 5 Feb 202121, Crib y Sianel, Rhoose
Received 26 Sept 2016Bristol Channel, North East of Culver, Area 472
Received 22 Apr 2016Trevithyn Farm, Llancarfan
Received 19 Feb 20162, Robinswood Crescent, Penarth
Received 14 Jun 2022Jocelyn, 39, Boverton Brook, Boverton
Received 5 Jun 202312, St Oswalds Road, Barry
Received 13 Oct 20166, Church View, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 Oct 2024Land to the south of Leckwith Road, Llandough
Received 7 May 2026Holmelea Mews, 3 Holmesdale Place, Penarth
Received 5 Mar 2025Former Railways Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 8 Oct 2024Sea View Labour Club, Dock View Road, Barry
Received 22 May 20239, Whitcliffe Drive, Penarth
Received 18 Nov 2020Lower Monkton, Broughton
Received 25 Nov 2024Lloyds Pharmacy, 99 Holton Road, Barry
Received 10 Nov 2025Land to the west of Ty Draw Farm, Colwinston
Received 19 Jul 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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