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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
8,484 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
82 Greenacres, South Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4SF
Received 27 Feb 2026Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 2Xe
Received 13 Nov 20032 St Johns Drive Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Pw
Received 14 Dec 2005Land Adj Brynmenyn Ind Est Brynmenyn Bridgend
Received 16 Dec 2005White Gates Tyn Y Caeau Lane Coychurch CF35 6AD
Received 20 Aug 2008Sunhill Laleston CF32 0NS
Received 22 Dec 2021Porthcawl Hotel 7-11 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 14 Sept 2020Plot 5 Swn Y Afon Kenfig Hill Bridgend
Received 17 Jun 200438 Turberville Street Maesteg Cf34 0Lp
Received 5 Oct 200414 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HG
Received 19 Jun 2009Highview Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9DG
Received 6 Sept 202111 Kimberley Court Brackla CF31 2AA
Received 28 Aug 201410 Elm Terrace Ogmore Vale CF32 7DT
Received 13 Apr 202356 Westward Place Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4XB
Received 27 Oct 2020Meadows at Typica Farm Cefn Carfan Lane Bryncethin CF32 9JF
Received 18 Aug 202018 Park Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DF
Received 3 Dec 201223 Picton Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EF
Received 16 Sept 20102 Heol Neuadd Domos Maesteg CF34 9GA
Received 20 Jan 202014 Heol Y Parc Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF39 8RH
Received 28 Aug 2009Esso Uk Ltd Service Station Porthcawl Road South Cornelly Porthcawl Cf33 4Re
Received 3 Aug 20051 Clos y Talcen Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4BU
Received 4 Apr 202315/16 Church Street Maesteg Cf34 9Ad
Received 11 Oct 2006170 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla CF31 2QJ
Received 30 Jan 2018Lime Kiln Yard Heol Y Splott South Cornelly CF33 4RD
Received 31 Dec 2015Records 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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