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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8,510 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Minerva Street Bridgend CF31 1TD
Received 3 Jul 201315 The Burrows Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Aj
Received 11 Jun 2007Land rear of 37 Brookland Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7SY
Received 14 May 2018Ty Cornel 14 Clos Manteg Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BY
Received 14 Nov 200722 Spoonbill Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3UR
Received 24 May 2021Plot 12 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 9LL
Received 18 May 2017Hyfrydol House, Turberville Street, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0LP
Received 27 Jan 2025First and second floor 41 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 20 Apr 202036 Priory Avenue Bridgend CF31 3LR
Received 20 Dec 201949 South Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3DG
Received 30 Oct 2025Land Adj 9 Meadow Street North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LL
Received 16 Mar 200913 Heol y Nant Sarn CF32 9UU
Received 9 Nov 2021Nathaniel House David Street Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SA
Received 9 Dec 201319 Beech Grove Danygraig Porthcawl Cf36 5Dp
Received 5 Dec 200368 Bradfield Road Bridgend CF31 4HJ
Received 11 Apr 201831 Jubilee Crescent Bridgend CF31 3AY
Received 23 Mar 2020Army Cadet Force Heol West Plas Litchard CF31 1PA
Received 25 Oct 2005Land at Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3XU
Received 13 Nov 2018144 Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Nb
Received 26 Sept 2005Rose Marie Fountain Terrace Betws Bridgend Cf32 8Td
Received 3 Jul 20069 Priory Gardens Bridgend Cf31 3Lb
Received 25 Feb 200510 Coed Park Court Bridgend
Received 25 Nov 20116 Oak Terrace Coytrahen Bridgend Cf32 0Dy
Received 7 Nov 2003Cae Gof Playing Fields Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr
Received 20 Sept 2024Records 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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