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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Vale of Glamorgan Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Vale of Glamorgan website
12,793 approved · 990 refused · 821 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Barn 2, Llancadle Farm, Access road to Kenson Cottages, Llancadle
Received 2 Jun 20166, Glaslyn Close, Barry
Received 17 Sept 2021The Croft, 3, Duffryn Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 14 Sept 20201, The Old Yard, Bromfield Place, Penarth
Received 12 Jan 2017Opposite Hensol Villas, Hensol
Received 7 Feb 2023The Beachcomber, Lakeside, Barry
Received 2 Aug 20248, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 17 May 2016Penlan Cottage, Church Lane, Colwinston
Received 25 Nov 2024Tinkins Hall, Cowbridge Road, St. Nicholas
Received 24 Apr 202040, Heol St. Cattwg, Pendoylan
Received 23 Feb 20231, Harriet Street, Cogan, Penarth
Received 18 Sept 2019Part of former Ely Brickworks, Woden Park off Cwrt Yr Ala
Received 16 Dec 2014Greystones, Higher End, St. Athan
Received 19 May 2021Tesco Stores Ltd., Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff
Received 26 Feb 2020Land to the South of Hood Road, Barry
Received 11 Aug 202627 John Batchelor Way, Penarth
Received 5 Sept 2025College Fields Nursing Home, College Fields Close, Barry
Received 14 Sept 2023Coed Deryn, St Nicholas Village, St Nicholas
Received 17 Dec 202511, Beach Road, Penarth
Received 30 Oct 2015Plot 2, land at 90, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 6 Jul 20168, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 29 Apr 2021Renishaw Plc., Miskin Business Park, Miskin
Received 30 May 202216, Arthur Street, Barry
Received 10 Sept 2020Cliff Top Cafe, Marcross, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Mar 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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