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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
12,617 approved · 973 refused · 815 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
21B, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 22 Sept 2021Langlands House, 1, Kymin Road, Penarth
Received 20 Mar 2018Glenburnie, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 4 Aug 20211, Hawthorn Close, Dinas Powys
Received 29 Mar 2018Joseph Barber, 48C, Holton Road, Barry
Received 13 Oct 2022Murchfield Community Centre, Sunnycroft Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 23 May 20215, Meadow View Court, Sully
Received 19 Dec 202335, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Aug 2021Land at Caerleon Road, Dinas Powys
Received 16 May 201880, Victoria Road, Penarth
Received 7 Apr 201617 Cae Rex, Llanblethian
Received 9 Dec 201510, Stradling Close, Cowbridge
Received 10 Jul 20186, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 28 Oct 20212 Hazel Grove, Dinas Powys
Received 27 Mar 202431, Whitcliffe Drive, Penarth
Received 7 Jun 202328 Stallcourt Avenue, Llantwit Major
Received 12 Jan 20266 Plas Dorlan, Minafon, Cowbridge
Received 19 Nov 2025Lindens Lodge, Bradford Place, Penarth
Received 11 Oct 2024Marks And Spencer Plc., Culverhouse Cross
Received 3 May 202216, Elm Grove Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Mar 2021101, South Road, Sully
Received 19 Feb 202131, Pill Street, Cogan, Penarth
Received 28 Jul 2017Land at Pen Y Maes, Ashby Road, Sully
Received 25 Oct 2024Forge Cottage, Llansannor
Received 24 Jan 2018Records 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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