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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
8,504 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land east of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 1 Feb 2019Land adjacent to 7 Fairways North Cornelly CF33 4DH
Received 24 Mar 202111 Brynglas Terrace Pyle Bridgend CF33 6AG
Received 9 Aug 201322 Cherry Tree Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5RD
Received 7 Feb 20146 Clevis Hill Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NT
Received 8 Oct 2015Tesco Store Brewery Lane Bridgend Cf31 4Ap
Received 19 Apr 2005Bridgend & District Model Eng Society Fountain Road Aberkenfig CF32 0EH
Received 19 Mar 20139 Heol Las North Cornelly Porthcawl Cf33 4Ap
Received 7 Apr 200415 Kenry Street Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF39 8RS
Received 3 Aug 2026The Shieling Carlton Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3ET
Received 28 Oct 201355 Chestnut Way Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4ER
Received 5 May 201572 Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NL
Received 23 Aug 2013Land at the former St Johns School Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 19 Aug 2021Eastside Store Bettws Road Bettws Bridgend CF32 8TB
Received 15 Jul 201368 St Michaels Way Brackla CF31 2BE
Received 4 Sept 201711 Bradfield Avenue Bridgend CF31 4HL
Received 3 Aug 202033 Heol Bryncwils Sarn CF32 9UD
Received 4 Oct 20246 Priory Close Bridgend CF31 3LW
Received 14 Jan 2021Tynewydd Farm House Spion Kop Ogmore Vale CF32 7BT
Received 30 Sept 2015Land south of Bryn Siriol Ewenny Road Bridgend CF35 5AP
Received 5 Sept 2025Waste Transfer Site Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DP
Received 29 Sept 2010Former No's 10, 12 & 14 Sunnyside Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Aw
Received 2 Dec 200327 Commercial Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DH
Received 12 Sept 2018Principality House Main Avenue Litchard Ind Estate Bridgend CF31 2BB
Received 26 Nov 2013Records 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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