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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 North Of Minffrwd Road Off B4280 Pencoed Bridgend
Received 12 Apr 20105 Hutchwns Terrace Porthcawl CF36 5TN
Received 11 May 2023Plot 65 Duffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 27 Jun 20188 Llan Road Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9TD
Received 4 Aug 2015Land Adj 5 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend
Received 7 Feb 2008Dan Y Werfa Queen Street Blaengarw CF32 8AH
Received 23 Jan 201710 Llys Eglwys Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DT
Received 15 Jan 20091 Tyn Twyn Court Colman Bridgend CF31 4NG
Received 24 Oct 2007107 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Received 3 Nov 2021Sandy Bay Porthcawl Coastal Defences
Received 21 Mar 2017Unit 1 Garth Drive Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 2Aq
Received 1 Dec 2005Field Off Moor Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3EJ
Received 29 Aug 2013Fferm Y Parc Off Oaklands Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SF
Received 9 Oct 2007131 Ffordd Y Draen Coity CF35 6FQ
Received 12 Aug 202025 Leyshon Way Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9AZ
Received 8 Jun 20115 Cwmdu Street Maesteg CF34 0NR
Received 4 Apr 2013The Dell Church Road Bridgend CF31 3NR
Received 25 Feb 201915 Pant Morfa Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5El
Received 28 Jun 200581 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LD
Received 27 Dec 2018Tynewydd Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3YW
Received 21 Aug 20178-10 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BG
Received 9 Jun 20251 Glyn Y Mel Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YA
Received 8 May 200829 Tonteg Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Nd
Received 9 Mar 2006Dan Y Lan Farm Tyn-y-caeau Lane Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SU
Received 29 Jul 2026Records 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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