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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
7,844 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tremains Road Bridgend Cf31 1Tz
Received 15 Jun 20046 Pant Y Blodau Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LX
Received 7 Aug 2008Veronica Cottage West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SR
Received 20 Sept 2013Land Rear 83 The Woodlands Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JG
Received 27 Sept 200718 Maes Llan Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Dx
Received 26 Feb 2007Area A16 Broadlands Bridgend
Received 14 Oct 2003Thornleigill Curwen Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4BP
Received 18 Sept 201979 Castle Street Maesteg Cf34 9Yl
Received 27 May 2005The Orchard The Court Coychurch CF35 5EH
Received 20 Mar 2018Bryn Y Cae Resource Centre Cae Brackla Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HF
Received 12 Jan 20123 Mountain View North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Ee
Received 8 Jun 20064 Penyfai Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AA
Received 14 Jun 2010Croesty Primary School Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5LY
Received 3 Jul 2019MET Fabrications Buildings Ewenny Road Maesteg CF34 9TP
Received 6 Mar 202619 Westfield Avenue Bridgend CF31 4HN
Received 24 Nov 201443 Westminster Way Bridgend Cf31 4Qx
Received 26 May 200670 Graham Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NP
Received 17 Apr 20204 Pine Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NX
Received 18 Apr 2013Lletty Brongu Waste Water Treatment Works Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 0DU
Received 16 Oct 2018Land Part Of Gelliron Farm Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 26 Feb 20049 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BT
Received 17 Feb 2014166 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5ED
Received 12 Jan 2022Land off Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DF
Received 2 Sept 202041 Pant Hirwaun Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HH
Received 16 May 2008Records 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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