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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
13,066 approved · 1,006 refused · 832 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
129, Wordsworth Avenue, Penarth
Received 22 Dec 202221, Rhodfa Felin, Barry
Received 28 Apr 201756, Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 2 Sept 2024Land at Sycamore Cross, Bonvilston
Received 18 Jul 2022Primrose Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 8 Jan 2018Ishton Barn, Lon Cwrt Ynyston, Leckwith
Received 25 Apr 20238, Newgale Close, Barry
Received 10 Sept 2021Fairways, 3, Merevale, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Jul 20226, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 19 Oct 2022Land at Romilly Park Road, Barry
Received 20 Oct 2015New House Farm, Moulton Village, Moulton
Received 17 Jun 2025Kendal House, Penllyn Village, Penllyn
Received 30 May 2017Mill Barn, Mill Road, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 6 Jun 2016Little Frampton Farm, Frampton, Llantwit Major
Received 22 Aug 20183, Elfed Avenue, Penarth
Received 25 Oct 201710A, Cwrt Y Vil Road, Penarth
Received 17 Feb 202135 Salop Street, Penarth
Received 8 Jul 20265, Hazledene Close, Barry
Received 6 Feb 202433, Chamberlain Row, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Nov 20153, Druids Green, Cowbridge
Received 9 Mar 20185, Boverton Road, Llantwit Major
Received 28 Feb 202326, Salop Street, Penarth
Received 12 Aug 202128, Crawshay Drive, Boverton
Received 23 Oct 202039, Rhoose Road, Rhoose
Received 21 Apr 2023Records 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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