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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
12,886 approved · 996 refused · 823 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
53, Ludlow Street, Penarth
Received 21 Apr 2017237B, Holton Road, Barry
Received 19 Jul 202325, Station Road, Penarth
Received 7 Jun 202122, Borough Avenue, Barry
Received 18 Aug 2021Land at Fforest Wood Quarry, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn, Pontyclun
Received 21 Feb 202221 Ewenny Close, Barry
Received 27 Mar 202518, Forster Street, Barry
Received 27 Apr 202117 Spitzkop, Llantwit Major
Received 28 Aug 2026Midwell, West End, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Aug 2020Mynfa, Heol y Mynydd, Southerndown
Received 2 Jun 2017Tescos, Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff
Received 8 Jul 202010, Mountjoy Place, Penarth
Received 21 Jun 2017Southwinds, St. Lythans Road, St. Lythans
Received 13 Jul 2023Land at Old Brocastle Quarry, Roman Road, Crack Hill, Bridgend
Received 23 Jan 202420 Eastgate, Cowbridge
Received 13 Mar 2026College Lodge, Town Mill Road, Cowbridge
Received 23 Jun 2023Phase 1, Westhaven, Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 3 May 2016The Old Rectory, Porthkerry
Received 1 Sept 202024, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 21 Jul 2022127, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 2 Nov 20167, Oakfield Road, Barry
Received 2 Oct 20251, Station Approach, Penarth
Received 8 Dec 2015Land at The Lawns, Cwrt yr Ala, Michaelston le Pit
Received 15 Jan 2016The Wild Goose Inn, Llanbethery
Received 4 May 2022Records 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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