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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
8,497 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
112 Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4DA
Received 2 May 201734 Salisbury Road Maesteg Cf34 9Eg
Received 26 May 2005Graigwen Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6PU
Received 7 Sept 201652 Clos Pwll Clai Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BZ
Received 19 Mar 2021Rear Of 29-32 Dale View Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend Cf32 0De
Received 3 Feb 200613 David Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AD
Received 22 Jun 202237 The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 11 Sept 20191 Ysbryd y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GF
Received 13 Jan 20225 St James Park Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NP
Received 17 Dec 202124 Aneurin Bevan Way Maesteg CF34 0SX
Received 26 Jan 2017Land at Brynllywarch-fawr Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RR
Received 1 May 202023 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YL
Received 4 Feb 2016The Perch adj to Brynheulog Ffordd y Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 14 Dec 202236 Eustace Drive Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Pj
Received 23 Jan 2006Swain Land Land East of John Street Pricetown Nantymoel CF32 7SU
Received 14 Aug 2023Baiden Farm Ffordd Y Gyfraith Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 1 Nov 201037 Rockfields Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NT
Received 13 Nov 200811 Coed Caer Odin, Cefn Glas, Bridgend, CF31 4TN
Received 29 Jun 20261 Hillcrest Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NL
Received 19 May 2010The Shieling Doddridge Way Porthcawl CF36 3ET
Received 11 Apr 201953 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AY
Received 7 Jul 2011The Meadows Bryn Road Coychurch CF35 6AE
Received 25 Jun 201871 Quarella Road (Bro Morgannwg Nhs Trust) Bridgend CF31 1YE
Received 5 Sept 200812 Curlew Close Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Qb
Received 1 Aug 2003Records 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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