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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12,617 approved · 973 refused · 815 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
72, Conybeare Road, Sully
Received 12 Dec 2017Meadow View, 23, Pwll y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 10 Feb 2017The Paddock, Pen-y-turnpike Road, Dinas Powys
Received 2 May 202517, Brenig Close, Barry
Received 21 Dec 2017Northcliffe Estate, Paget Road, Penarth
Received 28 Mar 20221A, Hannah Street, Barry
Received 27 Mar 20236, St. Fagans Avenue, Barry
Received 27 Mar 202323, Brookside, Dinas Powys
Received 23 Jan 20184 Cae Garw, Dinas Powys
Received 18 Aug 202520, Baron Road, Penarth
Received 30 Jan 202319, Heol Pilipala, Rhoose
Received 4 Dec 2020Porthdare, 1, Maes Lloi, Aberthin
Received 21 Dec 202112, Gerddi Margaret, Barry
Received 4 Dec 2015Pets R Us, 1A, Regent Street, Barry
Received 22 Apr 2024Friendship, Higher End, St. Athan
Received 10 Feb 201737, Augusta Crescent, Penarth
Received 16 Nov 2017Newton Farm, Newton, Cowbridge
Received 15 Sept 20221, Church Avenue, Penarth
Received 14 Feb 2022Fforest Wood Quarry, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn, Pontyclun
Received 29 Sept 2022Cartre glas Farm, Ystradowen
Received 2 Nov 2020Ishton Barn, Lon Cwrt Ynyston, Leckwith
Received 14 Mar 2018Ashwood, Beach Road, Marcross
Received 12 Jul 2023Llanblethian House, Church Road, Llanblethian
Received 19 Aug 2020218, Holton Road, Barry
Received 10 Mar 2017Records 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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