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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
13,013 approved · 1,005 refused · 829 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Homemade Wales, 9, High Street, Barry
Received 7 Jun 202328, Arno Road, Barry
Received 28 Jul 2022154, Port Road East, Barry
Received 5 Jun 2026Castle Upon Alun House, St. Brides Major
Received 20 Mar 2023Porthkerry Country Park, Porthkerry Park Road, Porthkerry Park, Barry
Received 3 Feb 202518, York Place, Barry
Received 7 Feb 20245 Bron Awelon, Barry
Received 11 Mar 20264, Baron Road, Penarth
Received 8 Nov 2022Marianville, 9, Llantwit Major Road, Cowbridge
Received 2 May 201827 Sully Terrace, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 202624, Winsford Road, Sully
Received 14 Jul 2016Cadoxton House, Belle View Terrace, Barry
Received 21 Jan 20268, Fferm Goch, Llangan
Received 27 Apr 2018Bonvilston Cottage, Bonvilston
Received 28 Apr 2026Carreg Wen Wind Farm, St Gwynno Forest, Aberdare
Received 6 Jul 202641, Heol Y Fro, Llantwit Major
Received 5 Aug 2015Garnllwyd, Llancarfan
Received 17 Oct 202210, 12, 14 and 16 Gibson Way, Penarth
Received 23 Jun 2025Off Edge, Station Approach, Penarth
Received 19 Nov 2020Downs Filling Station, Stalling Down
Received 7 Mar 2017Bay View, Claude Road West, Barry
Received 19 Mar 202525, Peterswell Road, Barry
Received 30 Oct 2020Spindrift, 61, Craig Yr Eos Road, Ogmore By Sea
Received 20 Feb 202031, Dyserth Road, Penarth
Received 15 Jun 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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