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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8,483 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
148 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Bl
Received 12 Jun 2007Joseph Ash Galvanising Bridgend Princes Way Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Ua
Received 13 Apr 2007Grass verge opposite 60 Marlas Road Pyle CF33 6BA
Received 17 Sept 20184/5 Stormy Lane Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Td
Received 2 Jul 2004Woodgreen Fountain Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 0EW
Received 19 Aug 201328 Heol Y Mynydd Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UH
Received 29 Nov 2012Heronston Barn Cottage Heronston Hall Heronston Lane Bridgend CF31 3AX
Received 20 Feb 20174 Greenwood Close Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Pj
Received 15 Dec 2005Old Kings Head Site Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NH
Received 28 Mar 201149 Llys Penfro, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5NQ
Received 27 Feb 20253 Cambray Close Porthcawl CF36 3PY
Received 16 Mar 2021Pencoed Technology Park Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5HZ
Received 1 Jul 200869 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AY
Received 30 Jan 2008107 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AP
Received 22 Nov 2007Parcau Isaf Farm A48 Stormy Down to the Redhill Roundabout Stormy Down CF32 0NB
Received 20 Dec 201824 Heol y Berllan Bridgend CF33 6LE
Received 6 Aug 2020102 Heol Y Bardd Bridgend Cf31 4Td
Received 6 Feb 200711 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 14 Nov 201344 Cadogan Street Nantymoel CF32 7TB
Received 4 Jul 202224 Ffordd Haearn Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BF
Received 3 Nov 201015 St Davids Way Porthcawl Cf36 5Hb
Received 5 Apr 20079 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UH
Received 16 Dec 201067 Highfields Brackla CF31 2PB
Received 12 Jun 201724 Burns Crescent Cefn Glas CF31 4PY
Received 24 Jun 2019Records 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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