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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8,504 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 At Cartref-Ni Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend CF31 3YW
Received 14 Oct 2011Ar Graig Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LY
Received 11 Mar 2015Brynonen, Morse Row Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9TP
Received 6 Aug 2013Westcroft Ewenny Road Ewenny Bridgend Cf35 5Ap
Received 15 Sept 2003Mcdonalds Restaurant Pencoed Business Park Pencoed CF35 5HY
Received 11 Jul 2014Parcels R16, R28, R30 & R31 Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 21 May 20182 Linnet Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NX
Received 2 Feb 201645 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SR
Received 2 Jan 201846 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 11 Jun 202466 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5NA
Received 30 Nov 2017The Old Church Tythegston Village Road Tythegston Bridgend CF32 0ND
Received 8 May 201840 Heol Maes Yr Haf Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pj
Received 19 Jul 2007Porthcawl Hotel 7-11 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 12 Apr 20231 & 3 Verlands Court Pencoed CF35 6JA
Received 7 Feb 201499 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 27 Feb 201437 Graham Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NR
Received 12 Mar 2015Bryncethin Memorial Hall Heol Canola Bryncethin CF32 9TW
Received 26 May 20162 Hillside Gardens Pontycymmer CF32 8LF
Received 8 Apr 201687 Pendre Bridgend CF31 1PE
Received 31 Jul 2018Land off Princess Way Northern Roundabout North of Cae Cenydd Coity Higher Bridgend CF31 2ES
Received 14 Jan 2026Land Adj Ogmore Vale Primary School Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AJ
Received 14 Nov 200752 Heol Glannant Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SP
Received 19 Jun 2015Cynffig Comp. School, East Avenue, Kenfig Hill, CF33 6NP
Received 18 Jun 2014126 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3PW
Received 12 Dec 2018Records 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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