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
13,286 approved · 1,022 refused · 842 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Swn y Coed, 3, Station Terrace, Wenvoe
Received 1 Mar 201619, Bromfield Place, Penarth
Received 9 Oct 2020Ty Cadno, Pont Sarn Lane, Clawddcoch
Received 5 Feb 202619, Rectory Close, Wenvoe
Received 17 Jun 2015Ground Floor Shop, 85, Glebe Street, Penarth
Received 16 Apr 2015Gwaun Llyn, Degar Road, Llanharry
Received 20 Jul 201768, Clos Yr Wylan, Barry
Received 9 Jun 202218, Mountjoy Place, Penarth
Received 30 Jan 2018Dow Corning Ltd, Cardiff Road, Barry
Received 29 Jan 20248, Lynmouth Drive, Sully
Received 30 Sept 2022South Rise, Graig Penllyn
Received 20 Jun 2023Land to the rear of St. Davids Primary School, Colwinston
Received 31 Jan 2018Murch Farm Manse, Wesley Court, Dinas Powys
Received 3 Jun 202025, Purcell Road, Penarth
Received 20 Aug 201894, Cornerswell Road, Penarth
Received 24 Apr 2015Barn (to the north of Howe Mill Farm), St. Athan Road, St. Mary Church
Received 6 Jan 20222, Llanmihangel Rise, Llanblethian
Received 17 Jul 2009Briar Bank, 10, Beach Road, Penarth
Received 18 Mar 2016(Field to West of David Evans Agric Ltd), Land at Middle Hill, Old Middle Hill, Llancarfan
Received 24 Apr 2023Old Station Yard, St. Athan
Received 3 Feb 2016Switch n Socket, 2, Evelyn Street, Barry
Received 12 Sept 20233, Craig yr Eos Place, Ogmore by Sea
Received 24 Apr 2015Arfryn, 69, Porth Y Castell, Barry
Received 24 Nov 2015Land at North West Cowbridge
Received 31 Jan 2018Records 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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