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
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
12,839 approved · 995 refused · 823 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1, Kymin Terrace, Penarth
Received 7 Mar 2017Rogers Takeway, Town Hall Square, Cowbridge
Received 14 Jun 2023Hensol Castle, Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 4 Nov 2022Land to the South and West of the Goodsheds, Barry
Received 14 Mar 20232, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Received 9 Feb 201730 Gileston Road, St Athan
Received 9 Apr 202639, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 14 Oct 202121, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 2 Dec 202120, Porth Y Castell, Barry
Received 18 Feb 2020Halifax, 91 Holton Road, Barry
Received 17 Oct 2025Filco Foods, 19, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 10 Mar 202222, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 2 Feb 201760, Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 12 Jul 20188, Swanbridge Grove, Sully
Received 11 Mar 2021Llandow farm, Heol-y-nant, Llandow, Cowbridge,
Received 1 Nov 2024Woodlands Cottage, Llandough, Cowbridge
Received 17 Dec 2019The Pines, Wick Road, Ewenny
Received 7 Apr 20262, Station Houses, Fort Road, Lavernock
Received 13 Mar 2023Land North of Holm View Leisure Centre, Barry
Received 2 Oct 2025Glendale, Corntown Road, Ewenny
Received 13 May 2016HSBC, 1, Herbert Terrace, Penarth
Received 3 Mar 201714, Heath Avenue, Penarth
Received 29 Jun 20202, Yr Efail, Treoes
Received 27 Jul 2022The Coach and Cheese Houses at Gileston Manor, Gileston Road, Gileston
Received 12 May 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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