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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
8,483 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Court Newydd Rogers Lane Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LB
Received 24 Jul 200921 St Georges Avenue Bridgend CF31 1RS
Received 8 Mar 200727 Woodland Avenue Pencoed Cf35 6Uw
Received 26 May 200621 Heol Neuadd, North Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4HA
Received 29 Jun 202623 Highland Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yh
Received 30 Jan 2004Veronica Cottage West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SR
Received 23 Sept 20139 Collwyn Road Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Al
Received 7 May 2004Mawr Fryn The Common Bryncethin CF32 9TA
Received 7 Jul 201711 Clos Yr Eirin Llangewydd Court Bridgend Cf31 4Ug
Received 24 Oct 2006Pin It Pastry Ltd Abergarw Ind Estate Brynmenyn CF32 9LW
Received 28 Sept 201716 Acland Road Bridgend CF31 1TF
Received 1 May 20088 Tyn Y Bettws Close Bettws CF32 8YF
Received 1 Apr 202213 Nantycrynydd Maesteg Cf34 9Er
Received 20 Apr 200680 Tairfelin Wildmill Bridgend Cf31 1Sj
Received 27 Apr 200623 Heol y Foelas Bryntirion CF31 4RR
Received 2 Feb 20229 High Street Laleston Bridgend Cf31 0Ld
Received 2 Dec 200545 Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BT
Received 10 Aug 20201 Heol Fain Sarn CF32 9RT
Received 12 Oct 20213 Ton Teg Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Nd
Received 4 May 200671 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 29 Aug 2014Former Cinema Site 106-126 John Street Porthcawl Cf36 3Dt
Received 8 Apr 2004Phase 2 Parc Tyn Y Coed Sarn Bridgend
Received 30 Apr 20085 Heol Glannant Bettws Bridgend CF32 8RL
Received 24 Jan 20088 Ffordd Sanderling Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 31 Aug 2021Records 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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