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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
8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sgubor Wen Heol Byeastwood Coity, Bridgend Cf35 6Bn
Received 3 May 2005Jctn Of Coychurch Rd & Heol Y Groes Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pe
Received 1 Feb 2007Unit 12 Aneurin Bevan Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate CF32 9SZ
Received 23 Nov 2017Land Adj Gwendoline Street Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 21 Nov 20077 Waun Newydd Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HS
Received 16 Dec 2013Harden House 115-125 Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DE
Received 3 Aug 201763 Briary Way Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pu
Received 28 Nov 20031 Y Dderwen & 3 Y Dderwen Llangynwyd Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HX
Received 23 May 2012Claremont Nursing Home 30-34 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HR
Received 8 Apr 202110 The Firs Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ax
Received 14 Dec 2006Woodbine Cottage Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4QP
Received 15 Apr 200913 Heol Maendy Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UW
Received 8 Feb 201311 & 12 West Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LS
Received 30 May 2007Land east of Siderise Insulation Ltd Forge Industrial Estate Maesteg CF34 0AH
Received 26 Sept 2022Land at Pen y Bryn Croeserw Neath Port Talbot
Received 16 Jun 2023Former Kwik Save Store Cheapside Bridgend Cf31 3Un
Received 7 Apr 200621 Prince Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6ED
Received 29 May 20121 Abergarw Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LF
Received 17 May 20189 Clos Y Grug Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RW
Received 6 Feb 200912 Park Avenue Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Dh
Received 22 Oct 2004Land Off Coychurch Road (Adj. Jubilee Cres.) Bridgend
Received 12 Jun 2015Plot 12 Dyffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 4 Jul 2023Merlin Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QL
Received 8 Feb 20075 Swn Yr Adar Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GE
Received 12 Oct 2010Records 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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