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
13,230 approved · 1,017 refused · 840 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
42, Westbourne Road, Penarth
Received 4 May 2016Cotts Equine, Barn 1, Pantwilkin Stables, Aberthin, Cowbridge
Received 8 Aug 202419 Yr Efail, Treoes
Received 2 Sept 20243, Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys
Received 20 Apr 2022Land West of Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 22 Feb 2017Northcliff Rise, Moulton
Received 1 Oct 2026Millstream Cottage, Llandow
Received 27 Mar 202320, Augusta Road, Penarth
Received 18 Feb 202064, Murlande Way, Rhoose
Received 24 May 2022Station Hotel, 162, Windsor Road, Penarth
Received 3 Jun 202515, Archer Road, Penarth
Received 7 Jul 2017West View, Broughton Road, Wick
Received 23 Jun 2021The Paddocks, Llanmaes
Received 30 Aug 202416, Harbour Road, Barry
Received 5 Apr 20229, Porth Y Green Close, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 12 Oct 2021Y Bryn Wind Farm - Land at Bryn and Penhydd Forest, located between Port Talbot and Maesteg (CAS-01294-W3D7Y5)
Received 22 Sept 2023Barns at West Aberthaw Farm
Received 31 May 20171, Heol y Dryw, Rhoose
Received 1 Feb 2017Jewels Canley, 2 Glebe Street, Penarth
Received 4 Dec 2025Renishaw Plc., Miskin Business Park, Miskin
Received 9 Jun 202216, Friars Road, Barry
Received 19 May 201631, Rhoose Way, Rhoose
Received 7 Oct 2021Meadowcroft, Meadowcroft Dairy, Port Road, Rhoose
Received 4 Feb 2026College Fields Nursing Home, College Fields Close, Barry
Received 30 Aug 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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