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
13,181 approved · 1,013 refused · 838 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Public Conveniences, Land at Slon Lane, Ogmore By Sea
Received 13 May 202033, Raglan Close, Dinas Powys
Received 30 Jun 2021The Croft, Ffordd Yr Eglwys, Peterston Super Ely
Received 11 Dec 2024Ty Cornel, Frampton
Received 16 Sept 202674, Redbrink Crescent, Barry
Received 25 Mar 20215, Cwrt yr Eglwys, Dinas Powys
Received 13 Mar 20209 Maes Lindys, Rhoose
Received 20 Aug 2025Pen Onn Cottage, Llancarfan
Received 16 Sept 20263, Ringwood Crescent, St Athan
Received 27 Apr 2026Land adjacent to Brook Farm, Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Dec 201560, Westward Rise, Barry
Received 13 Apr 2018Former St. Cyres Lower School, Murch Road, Dinas Powys
Received 26 Mar 2019Dinas Road, Penarth
Received 19 Sept 2024Unit A, Ty Verlon Industrial Estate, Barry
Received 8 Nov 2016Land opposite to Nos 5, 6 and 7 River Walk, Cowbridge
Received 14 Jun 201628, Broadway, Cowbridge
Received 13 Jul 20206, St. Cyres Road, Penarth
Received 22 Jun 2018Former Cowbridge Police Station, Cowbridge
Received 7 Oct 202527, Pwll Y Min Crescent, Peterston Super Ely
Received 24 Feb 201628 Tennyson Road, Penarth
Received 2 May 20252, Benjamin Hall, Hensol Castle Park, Pontyclun
Received 20 Feb 201756, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 11 Dec 20235 St Quentins Close, Cowbridge
Received 10 Dec 2025Meriholm, Cwm Drive, Dinas Powys
Received 4 Dec 2024Records 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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