Public authority under FOIA and the EIR. Escalation: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW). Court: Administrative Court (judicial review). Correspondence: 16 emails (6 sent, 10 received).
We confirm the 11 October decision was an officer assessment of the proposal as submitted, not a formal Committee decision, and say a separate proposal on records management and access to historic planning information could be considered through our normal work programming process, though it would not review individual cases.
“a proposal focusing specifically on the Council's records management arrangements, access to historic planning information, and the handling of requests for such information could represent a broader issue”
I confirm I understand the 11 October reply was an officer assessment, not a Committee decision, and that any new scrutiny topic goes through normal work programming. I now formally propose a county-wide topic titled 'Management of, and public access to, historic planning, land-charges and heritage records', with four scope points covering record transfers since 1996, search practices, request handling, and possible improvements.
“Management of, and public access to, historic planning, land-charges and heritage records”
I accept a Task and Finish review won't revisit one planning decision, but press for a separate county-wide scrutiny topic on how the Council keeps and discloses historic planning and heritage records, citing the still-overdue EIR 00210772 review and missing appendices C, D and E. I ask who took the 11 October decision, which channels apply, and whether a ward member or complaints route could help.
“the internal review of EIR request 00210772, requested on 7 July 2026, still has no outcome, beyond the 40 working days”
A newsletter promotes a community drop-in event and reports widespread postal delivery problems in Llandough, including a letter to Royal Mail detailing missed medical appointments and long delays, demanding an investigation.
“several Llandough residents have reported delays and reliability issues with postal services”
A repeat newsletter update again describes ongoing firework disturbances and a letter sent to police and council demanding incident details and future prevention actions.
“neither the police nor the Vale of Glamorgan Council have taken sufficient action to date”
The council scrutiny newsletter reports ongoing firework disturbances in Llandough, describes concerns raised at Full Council, and shares a letter sent to police and the council requesting incident data and future prevention measures.
I asked Scrutiny to consider a Task and Finish Review of council-held planning, heritage and public-authority records for Great House Farm / Tÿ Mawr, covering the chronology of decisions and any missing or contradictory records, and requested acknowledgement of the process and timescale.
A community newsletter condemns a firework incident at WestPoint Industrial Estate, calls it a priority for action, and lists steps requested from police and council including surveillance, patrols and access restrictions.
“Effective surveillance equipment be installed urgently to identify those responsible”
We report fireworks set off again at WestPoint Industrial Estate and say we have asked South Wales Police and the Vale Council for surveillance equipment, nighttime patrols and restricted access to stop those responsible.
“I've contacted both South Wales Police and the Vale of Glamorgan Council to request the following things”
We repeat our notice that Penarth Road, Barry Road, Cogan Spur and Llandough Hill will close from 9am to 12pm on 4 October for the Cardiff Half Marathon, and share news of a planned community litter pick.
“Road closures will affect our community on the morning of Sunday 4th October for the Cardiff Half Marathon.”
I explain my family's long-running land ownership dispute over Great House Farm, describing a 1974 licence attempt, the 1983 and 1987 land registry decisions, and concerns that our parcel was never properly conveyed or recognised.
“a synthetic parcel appears to have been created, based on enough years of attempts to make our occupancy appear permissive”
We tell you that Penarth Road, Barry Road, Cogan Spur and Llandough Hill will close from 9am to 12pm on 4 October for the Cardiff Half Marathon, and mention plans for another community litter pick.
“Road closures will affect our community on the morning of Sunday 4th October for the Cardiff Half Marathon.”
We update you on ongoing Llandough Hill drainage problems, including a closed Brook Green footpath, and note we raised the issue at Resources Scrutiny Committee, securing an extra £17,000 for flood risk management, though we think more is needed.
“An extra £17,000 has recently been allocated to flood risk management on Llandough Hill”
