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.
12,115 approved · 927 refused · 776 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ynys Las, Ham Lane South, Llantwit Major
Received 1 Aug 2022Hillcroft, Heol Y Cawl, Dinas Powys
Received 27 Feb 20233, Suran y Gog, Barry
Received 5 Jul 2017Bay View, 59, Main Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 28 Apr 2020The Old School, Llysworney
Received 5 Jul 202222, Tair Onen, St Hilary
Received 21 Jun 202118, Cherwell Road, Penarth
Received 23 Mar 2023The Manse, Llancadle
Received 4 Nov 202154, Redbrink Crescent, Barry
Received 28 Nov 2017Hillside, St. Mary Church
Received 18 Nov 2021Ingleby, 91, Broadway, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 16 May 2018Clare Garden Village, Land at North West Cowbridge, Cowbridge
Received 14 Jan 202615, King Street, Penarth
Received 26 Jan 20174, Aberdovey Close, Dinas Powys
Received 10 Sept 2020Southcot, 27, Cog Road, Sully
Received 10 Oct 2017Clive Arms Hotel, 31 John Street, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 20266, Plas St. Andresse, Penarth
Received 22 Feb 202314 Ger Y Llan, St Nicholas
Received 23 Sept 20261, Arlington Road, Sully
Received 29 May 2024Maes y Ward Farm, Bonvilston
Received 12 Sept 2017166, Port Road East, Barry
Received 7 Oct 2021West Monkton Farm, Monknash
Received 9 Oct 2015Plasnewydd, Bonvilston
Received 27 Feb 2023Mariners Reach, 13, Lynmouth Drive, Sully
Received 16 Aug 2021Records 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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