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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
151 Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Tn
Received 4 Nov 2005One Stop Store The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YE
Received 5 Feb 202111 Herbert Street Bridgend CF31 1TJ
Received 30 Jun 2016Butterfly Guest House 51 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YN
Received 22 Sept 2017Bridge House Lletty Brongu Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 0Ea
Received 14 Nov 20058 Llynfi Court Maesteg CF34 9NJ
Received 28 Apr 2023Opposite 74 Yr Ysfa Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Dr
Received 2 Sept 200534 Birch Walk Porthcawl CF36 5AN
Received 9 May 2023West End Bungalow Old Village Lane, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3SP
Received 7 Nov 2024Land Adj. Pentrebeili Farm Blackmill Bridgend Cf32 7Lt
Received 13 Apr 200474 Heol Castell Coety Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Px
Received 21 Oct 200427/29 Wyndham Street Bridgend Cf31 1Eb
Received 15 Feb 200616 Riverside Aberkenfig CF32 9DA
Received 19 Feb 2021Tesco Stores Limited Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Sq
Received 23 Sept 2004Land Adj 40 Meadow Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5HH
Received 28 Aug 2009North Of 9 Penybryn Road Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Ht
Received 20 Oct 2005Litchard Infant School, Garfield Avenue, Litchard, Bridgend, CF31 1QB
Received 28 Sept 200590 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EF
Received 7 Dec 201231 Lougher Gardens Porthcawl Cf36 3Bj
Received 11 Apr 2006Ynysawdre Comp. School Heol Yr Ysgol Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9El
Received 22 Jan 200434 Moorlands Road Bridgend Cf31 3Dr
Received 20 Oct 200610 Cefn Nant Pencoed CF35 6JE
Received 22 Jul 2019East West Cottage Stormy Down Bridgend Cf33 4Ab
Received 27 Feb 20049 Sarn Hill Bridgend Cf32 9Ru
Received 27 Dec 2006Records 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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