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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former School Hillview Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Lu
Received 9 Nov 200614 Llys Briallen Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Bg
Received 21 Sept 200432 Caer Berllan Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rr
Received 25 Jul 2006Pyle Parish Hall, Pyle Road, Pyle, Bridgend
Received 2 Feb 200511 Coed Ty Maen Bridgend CF31 4TG
Received 6 Mar 20131B Merthyrmawr Road North Bridgend Cf31 3Nh
Received 3 May 2005Kingston House Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DW
Received 23 Apr 2018Address unspecified
Received 16 Jan 202051 Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HZ
Received 12 Sept 2022York House Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1PZ
Received 26 Feb 2010Brynmenyn Primary School Bryn Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LA
Received 14 Oct 2008Site 'D', Castle View Bridgend Cf31 1Hl
Received 20 Jun 200662 Birch Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AN
Received 6 May 20106 The Smallholdings Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Bw
Received 24 Mar 200449 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Dh
Received 19 Jan 2006Comet Unit 2 Retail Development Park Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 5 Mar 2008Ogmore Rugby Field off Bridge Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AL
Received 11 Jul 2025Coed Parc (Phase 3) Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BA
Received 14 Mar 202462 Banc Yr Allt Bryntirion CF31 4RH
Received 7 Aug 2014The Atlantic Hotel, West Drive, Porthcawl, Bridgend Cf36 3Lt
Received 28 Oct 2003Land off Isfryn Industrial Estate Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EQ
Received 11 Jun 2021Crossing Cottage, Lamb Row, South Cornelly, Bridgend Cf33 4Rh
Received 18 Aug 2003Angelton House Angelton Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LW
Received 16 Jul 2009Central Garage Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend
Received 11 Aug 2008Records 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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