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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12,886 approved · 996 refused · 823 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Station House, 1 Station Terrace, Wenvoe
Received 14 Apr 202662, Celtic Way, Rhoose
Received 21 Feb 2017Pendoylan Memorial Hall, Pendoylan
Received 12 Aug 202112 Salop Street, Penarth, Vale Of Glamorgan, CF64 1HG.
Received 2 Nov 2016Elder Cottage, Llantwit Road, Wick
Received 30 Apr 20181 Plymouth Road, Barry
Received 19 Apr 20233, Erw'r Delyn Close, Penarth
Received 25 Feb 202280, Port Road East, Barry
Received 30 Nov 2020Kiln House, Colwinston
Received 8 Nov 2016Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 7 Oct 202114, Church Hill Close, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 5 Jan 2016Pengarreg, The Fields, Southerndown
Received 29 Apr 2016Castle Upon Alun House, St. Brides Major
Received 18 Jul 2022Tamburlaine, 2 Green Farm, Sigingstone
Received 23 Jun 2025St. Georges Church, St. Georges Super Ely
Received 27 Apr 2016Brookfield, Twchwyn Garth, Llangan
Received 25 Apr 201650, Castleland Street, Barry
Received 4 Nov 2016Field to West of David Evans (Agric) Ltd., Old Middlehill, Llancarfan
Received 25 Jan 20188, Maillards Haven, Penarth
Received 26 Feb 202137, Tair Onen, St. Hilary
Received 19 Feb 20181, Wolfe Close, Cowbridge
Received 3 Jan 202590, Lakin Drive, Barry
Received 14 May 20215, Hastings Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Dec 2015St Quentins House, Castle Hill, lanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 7 Jan 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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