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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
13,230 approved · 1,017 refused · 840 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
54a, Clive Place, Penarth
Received 28 Aug 201512, White House, Barry
Received 11 Mar 2022Pen Y Bryn, Llanmaes
Received 11 Jan 2021Briar Bank, 10, Beach Road, Penarth
Received 2 Dec 2016147, Plymouth Road, Penarth
Received 22 Mar 2016Coopersale House, Piccadilly, Llanblethian, Cowbridge
Received 22 Nov 2022314, Barry Road, Barry
Received 4 Jan 2021Land lying to the North of South Terrace, Southerndown
Received 24 Jun 2022Cole Farm, 9 Cold Knap Way, Barry
Received 31 Jan 2025Ty Mawr, Llanbethery
Received 29 Sept 202125, Cae Canol, Penarth
Received 22 Sept 2020114 Andrew Road, Cogan, Penarth
Received 6 Feb 2026Land at The Rectory, Port Road, Wenvoe
Received 18 Apr 2018Land to the West of Ffordd y Mileniwm, Barry
Received 12 Oct 20223, Tennyson Way, Llantwit Major
Received 4 Jun 20217, Paget Place, Penarth
Received 18 Jan 202323, Monmouth Way, Boverton, Llantwit Major
Received 21 Sept 2016Home Farm Lane, Hensol
Received 21 Jul 2017Derelict buildings at Siop Newydd, Heol Las, Monknash
Received 9 Jun 2025The Duchy, Church Close, Ogmore By Sea
Received 30 Mar 2026Cowbridge Tennis Club, Tennis Court, The Broad Shoard, Cowbridge
Received 26 Oct 2022Plaisted House, Llanmaes
Received 31 Jul 20232 Hastings Avenue, Penarth
Received 1 Feb 2016Paddocks, Ystradowen
Received 4 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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