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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
8,510 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
61 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HY
Received 29 Jul 20092 Curlew Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Qa
Received 20 Mar 2006Plots 3 & 4 Off Ty Bryn Terrace Pencoed Bridgend
Received 15 Dec 20066 Clevis Hill Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NT
Received 18 Feb 20095 Llys Pentre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DY
Received 18 Oct 20106 The Avenue, Pontycymmer, Bridgend Cf32 8Na
Received 17 Feb 200518 Northways Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Lb
Received 18 Aug 200353 Park Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3ER
Received 1 Jun 20261 Abbey Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Hf
Received 6 Apr 2005Llynfi Vale Kennels, Godra Bryn, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8TZ
Received 9 Dec 2024Wepa UK Ltd (Bridgend Paper Mills) A4063 Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 9RS
Received 31 May 2019Land adj Waun Wen Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PH
Received 13 Nov 20188 Y Lan Pencoed CF35 6SA
Received 10 Jul 2018Parcel R20 Parc Derwen Coity
Received 19 Aug 2019Bridgend Masonic Centre Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 12 Mar 2024Area A9 South, Broadlands Bridgend
Received 21 Sept 20041 Brynhyfryd Rhiwceiliog Pencoed CF35 6NE
Received 14 Dec 2017110 Bryn Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LU
Received 20 Dec 20211 The Whimbrels Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TR
Received 12 Feb 202423 Newcastle Hill Bridgend Cf31 4Ey
Received 5 Mar 20078 Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4BS
Received 22 Oct 201223-27 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Ad
Received 26 Feb 20079 Station Hill/New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DL
Received 11 Apr 2017Ty Newydd Parc Newydd Farm Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Ex
Received 16 Oct 2006Records 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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