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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
119 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NY
Received 29 Sept 2009Close to the open air gym at Brackla Football Field Tremains Wood Brackla
Received 17 Feb 202264 Glan Y Nant Tondu CF32 9DT
Received 24 Nov 2015Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ny
Received 19 Aug 20054 Garn Road Maesteg
Received 6 Aug 200455 Mountain View North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Eg
Received 13 Dec 2004The Breakwater Porthcawl Harbour
Received 14 Sept 2004Land adj 95 Parc Tyn Y Waun Maesteg CF34 9RH
Received 5 Nov 20189 Priory Gardens Bridgend Cf31 3Lb
Received 1 Sept 200419 Ton Teg Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Nd
Received 5 Feb 2004Maesteg Rugby Club Llynfi Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DS
Received 17 Feb 200944 Clos Y Mametz Porthcawl CF36 5DJ
Received 24 Feb 202020 Maesteg Road Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9Ld
Received 15 Jun 200513 Pant Y Ffynon Penprysg Pencoed Cf35 6Rv
Received 23 Aug 20048 The Firs Danygraig Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ax
Received 27 Nov 2003Land adjacent to 3 Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JN
Received 15 Sept 20226 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Sr
Received 3 Oct 2006Hut 9 Island Farm Bridgend
Received 22 Oct 20144 Priory Road Bridgend CF31 3LA
Received 20 Feb 2008Rear fence of 20 Heol Y Blodau Cefn Glas CF31 4UF
Received 11 Jun 20192 Charles Row Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Ar
Received 5 May 200668 St Michaels Way Brackla CF31 2BE
Received 14 Nov 2016Left side and first floor 38-40 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BN
Received 19 Mar 20181A Coegnant Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TD
Received 25 Aug 2009Records 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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