Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
13,137 approved · 1,012 refused · 836 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Warren Farm, Redway Road, Pendoylan
Received 18 Sept 20179, Windsor Terrace, Penarth
Received 30 Apr 2018The Mill, Llandough
Received 1 Sept 202124, Nailsea Court, Sully
Received 15 Nov 2016Barry Railway Station, Broad Street, Barry
Received 25 Nov 2024Holiday Let, Heol Las Farm, Llangan
Received 26 Aug 2017Wayside Cottage, Llwyn Nwydog Farm, Cowbridge Road, Talygarn
Received 6 Mar 202034, Cae Gwyn, Penarth
Received 17 Sept 2020Brookside, 34, Mill Road, Dinas Powys
Received 26 May 2023Former Railway Sidings, Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 9 Sept 2024156, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4TY
Received 16 Oct 201975 High Street, Barry
Received 18 Aug 2026Unit 2, Herbert Terrace, Penarth
Received 9 Apr 2026St. Maeburne, 15, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 28 Jan 202023, Price Avenue, Barry
Received 14 Jun 201629, Trem Y Bae, Penarth
Received 5 Mar 20202 and 3, John Batchelor Way, Portway Marina, Penarth
Received 8 Jun 201533, Station Road, Penarth
Received 7 Dec 201649, Lewis Road, Llandough, Penarth
Received 26 Sept 201726, Plassey Street, Penarth
Received 31 Jul 20156, Love Lane, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 17 Oct 2017Hensol Castle Park, Hensol
Received 8 Dec 20151, Lidmore Road, Barry
Received 4 May 2016Natland, Bonvilston
Received 27 May 2020Records 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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