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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
8,261 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Mcdonalds Restaurant Picton Court Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 20 Mar 20094 Victoria Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Er
Received 4 Oct 20056 Mallard Way Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Tq
Received 9 Jun 200620 Ffordd Melin Ddwr Waterton Bridgend CF31 3EQ
Received 11 Sept 20233 West Street Maesteg CF34 9AF
Received 29 Oct 201420 Coed y Graig Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YT
Received 26 Oct 2021Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 17 Aug 202029 North Road, Wyndham, Ogmore Vale, CF32 7EN
Received 20 May 2026Aberkenfig Bible Church Pandy Road Aberkenfig CF32 9PP
Received 25 Nov 202568 Highfields Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PB
Received 7 Jan 201375 Park Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Er
Received 5 Dec 2005Land east of Werfa Telecommunications Mast Nantymoel
Received 11 Jul 201651 Wigan Terrace Bryncethin CF32 9YE
Received 6 Jul 2022Welcome Break Sarn Park Services Sarn Bridgend CF32 9SY
Received 6 Aug 201360 Fairoak Chase Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ph
Received 21 Jul 2004Ynysawdre Swimming Pool Heol Yr Ysgol, Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9El
Received 20 Jan 200412 Linden Way Dan Y Graig Porthcawl Cf36 5Ar
Received 19 Apr 2004Ty Elis 14 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HG
Received 19 Jun 2015Bayleaves Marlpit Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EJ
Received 19 Jun 2008Land east of John Street Nantymoel CF32 7SU
Received 22 Dec 2017Cae Gof playing fields Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0AA
Received 17 May 202322 Chiswick Close Bridgend Cf31 4Ra
Received 15 Dec 20033 Yr Hendre Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EG
Received 23 Jun 2008Land Rear 1/3 Hill View Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8LU
Received 9 Aug 2009Records 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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