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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 Chestnut Way Bryntirion CF31 4ER
Received 17 May 2017Blakedown House Village Farm Ind. Estate Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BJ
Received 5 Feb 201450 Heol Croesty Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LS
Received 27 Mar 2013Morgana Court Care Home Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RE
Received 17 Feb 2022Princess of Wales Hospital Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1RQ
Received 2 May 201725 Fitzhamon Road Porthcawl CF36 3JD
Received 14 Nov 2023Terfyn 2 Heol Eglwys Pen Y Fai CF31 4LY
Received 3 Mar 2015Porthcawl Town Beach Coastal Defences Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 13 Jan 2014Land rear of 65-66 Ael Y Bryn North Cornelly CF33 4NT
Received 18 Jun 201961 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AX
Received 25 Oct 2023Land west of Typica Farm Cefn Carfan Road Bryncethin CF32 9JE
Received 17 Dec 201945 Nicholls Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5LH
Received 23 Aug 200726 Pen Llwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AZ
Received 25 Jan 2022Central Park Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RH
Received 18 Jul 2023Former Woodstock Inn Station Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EP
Received 20 Jul 2015Newbridge Farmhouse Off Merthyrmawr Road Bridgend CF31 3PN
Received 24 Mar 201613 Lougher Gardens Porthcawl CF36 3BJ
Received 14 May 2013264 New Road Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Ba
Received 21 Sept 2006Rear Garden Of 1 Dan Y Lan Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Ab
Received 10 Apr 200619 Maes Yr Haf North Cornelly CF33 4EN
Received 9 Nov 20201 Wellfield Villas Hutchwns Terrace Porthcawl CF36 5TW
Received 15 Dec 20179 Tyle Glas North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Rw
Received 30 Apr 2007Fairview, Rogers Lane, Laleston, CF32 0LB
Received 5 Aug 200350 Orchard Drive Porthcawl CF36 5RA
Received 18 Jan 2016Records 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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