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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
7,945 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Clos Waterton Waterton Bridgend Cf31 3Ye
Received 22 Dec 2005136 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HA
Received 12 Nov 200925 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SR
Received 5 Mar 20152 Technology Drive Bridgend CF31 3NA
Received 19 May 2017Unit 4 Brackla Shopping Centre Brackla Street Bridgend CF31 1BZ
Received 15 Dec 2010Glasfryn Hendre Lane Coity Bridgend CF35 6RB
Received 17 Mar 2014Pool Farm Ton Kenfig Bridgend Cf33 4Pt
Received 21 Mar 2005Barn No.1 - (Out-Building) Manor Farm Complex Danygraig, Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Sp
Received 20 Aug 20031 Locks Court Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3JJ
Received 11 Feb 2008Gate House Source & Supply Main Avenue Litchard Industrial Estate CF31 2AL
Received 12 Sept 2019Plot 2, Adj. 6 Station Road, Nantymoel, Bridgend Cf32 7Rd
Received 6 Jun 200530 Maes Yr Haf North Cornelly Bridgend
Received 25 Nov 2003Cosy Corner Porthcawl Harbourside Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 23 May 201922 Springfield Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Lb
Received 4 Jul 200513 Heol y Llwyni Maesteg CF34 0DJ
Received 9 Jun 20211 Blaen y Fro Pencoed CF35 6RY
Received 10 May 202311 Cefn Nant Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Je
Received 23 Nov 2004Oak Tree Surgery Whitethorn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PQ
Received 3 Jul 200953 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HY
Received 3 Nov 2023Land off Ffordd Leyshon Bryncethin CF32 9TB
Received 30 Mar 20169 Tythegston Close Porthcawl CF36 3HJ
Received 1 Aug 20173 Skomer Close Rest Bay Porthcawl Cf36 3Qh
Received 2 Jun 2005The Laurels, Rees Row Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Tr
Received 29 Sept 2005Plot 6 Land Off Blandy Terrace Nantymoel Ogmore Vale Cf32 7Nr
Received 8 Apr 2004Records 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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