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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
13,098 approved · 1,008 refused · 832 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5, Joseph Parry Close, Llandough, Penarth
Received 12 Oct 20161, Millbrook Road, Dinas Powys
Received 23 Feb 2024Castle Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 25 Apr 2023Land at the rear of 45, Fontygary Road, Rhoose
Received 15 Feb 20184, Hawthorn Close, Dinas Powys
Received 22 Apr 202515, Plassey Square, Penarth
Received 3 Jul 2018Railway Stables, Gileston Road, St Athan
Received 26 Jan 202667, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 17 Feb 20213, Shelley Crescent, Penarth
Received 31 Jan 2024The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterston Super Ely
Received 23 Aug 2023Whiteoaks, 26, Caynham Avenue, Penarth
Received 1 Nov 2016Tesco Stores Ltd., Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff
Received 9 Feb 2016Ty Croes Cwrlwys, Valegate Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross
Received 22 Mar 2021Cellnex 235371 - Beauville Lane, Dinas Powys
Received 8 Jun 2021Brockleigh, 9, Clevedon Avenue, Sully
Received 15 Aug 2023Advertisement Billboard, Weston Square, Cadoxton, Barry
Received 24 Mar 2022Cosmeston Medieval Village, Cosmeston Country Park, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Received 14 Jun 20219, The Green, Leckwith
Received 15 Jun 2020Land at Slon Lane, Ogmore by Sea
Received 28 Feb 20181, Kymin Terrace, Penarth
Received 19 Oct 2022116, Andrew Road, Penarth
Received 20 Jun 2022Foxglove Cottage, 1, Castle Mews, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 21 Mar 2017Ringwood House, 1 Ringwood Crescent, St Athan CF62 4LA
Received 8 Aug 2025Jordan Civil Ltd, Tumulus Way, Vale Business Park, Cowbridge
Received 16 Dec 2021Records 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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