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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 Bridgend County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bridgend website
7,814 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
R/O 31 & 32 Salisbury Road Maesteg Cf34 9Eg
Received 16 Jan 200611 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 13 Apr 20187 Coed Ty Maen Llangewydd Court Bridgend Cf31 4Tg
Received 5 May 2006Plot 1, Moriah Place Kenfig Hill Bridgend
Received 22 Nov 200424A Commercial Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BL
Received 8 Jan 2008Cwm Coedcae Farm Heol y Cyw CF35 6NW
Received 15 Mar 2022Bridgend Divisional Headquarters Brackla Street Bridgend Cf31 1Bz
Received 18 Jan 2005Old School Court School Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HU
Received 8 Oct 2010Land south of 18 Curwen Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AW
Received 3 Oct 2024Land Fronting Restway Gardens Bridgend CF31 4HY
Received 9 Jul 2015Hillsboro Fountain Road Aberkenfig CF32 0EW
Received 1 Apr 202132 Parc Tyn Y Waun Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9RG
Received 9 Oct 2013Lluest Fach Pant Rhosla Road Court Colman Bridgend CF32 0HE
Received 27 Jun 2011Land at former 53-55 Nolton Street Bridgend
Received 4 Jun 2024Lime Kiln Yard Heol Y Splott South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RB
Received 4 Nov 2013Land adjoining Tythegston Close Porthcawl CF36 3JH
Received 1 Nov 2017Land R/O 4 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EF
Received 5 Feb 20145 Orchard Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RF
Received 25 Jun 2010The Jennings Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 16 May 2017Plot 2600 Central Park off Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TY
Received 4 Jan 2023Land At 2 Heol Tegfryn Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LL
Received 3 Feb 2010Celynfa Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0AH
Received 1 Feb 20146 Hazel Mead Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9AQ
Received 27 Jan 2014Land next to Farm Foods Pentre Felin Retail Park Tondu CF32 9GP
Received 26 Apr 2021Records 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 Bridgend County Borough 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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