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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
12,797 approved · 990 refused · 821 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin
Received 28 Dec 202324, College Place, Barry
Received 22 Jan 2018Atlantic College, St Donats Castle, East Drive, St Donats
Received 11 Aug 202680 Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 30 Mar 2026174, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 23 Aug 2022135, Redlands Road, Penarth
Received 23 Aug 2021The Workshop, Robins Lane, Barry
Received 30 Jun 202018, Cannington Close, Sully
Received 4 Nov 2016The Rear Flats, 91, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 6 Jul 20262 Bungalow, Weycock Road, Barry
Received 6 Oct 2020Duffryn House, Dyffryn Gardens, Duffryn Lane, Dyffryn
Received 12 Dec 2016Land at Ffynnon Y Capel, St. Donats
Received 19 Dec 2023Bryn Celyn, Castle Hill, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 11 Sept 2017Glebe Farm, St. Hilary
Received 11 Oct 2023Penllan, Chapel Road, Wick
Received 18 Feb 2021Trosfaen, 4, Windmill Lane, Llanblethian
Received 3 Jul 2023Lower Monkton, Broughton
Received 6 Jan 20214 Gainsborough Road, Penarth
Received 28 Nov 2025Harris Pye House, Units 5-6, Bona Road, Llandow Trading Estate, Llandow
Received 30 Mar 202610, Porthkerry Road, Rhoose
Received 30 Sept 202233 Laburnum Way, Penarth
Received 5 Nov 2025Old Barn (Beudy'r Bwthyn), Rear of 10, The Orchard, Aberthin
Received 15 Sept 2020Glamorgan Voluntary Services, Family Centre, Station Road, Llantwit Major
Received 27 Jul 2022128, Colcot Road, Barry
Received 29 Jan 2026Records 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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