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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coity Primary School Heol Yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 27 May 2011Parcels R21 & R22 Parc Derwen Bridgend
Received 18 Mar 2016125 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EA
Received 20 Mar 2008Penrhiw Evanstown Bridgend CF39 8FG
Received 17 Jul 201425 Mount Earl Bridgend CF31 3EY
Received 7 Jan 2020Os 7186 Classified Road 'C' 028 Stormy Down To Lodgewood Bridgend
Received 3 Feb 200620 Wood Street Maesteg Cf34 9Bb
Received 30 Jul 2007Caravan & Motorhome storage facility Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate CF31 3XU
Received 3 Nov 202027 Clos Yr Eos South Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Rj
Received 23 Jan 2007Sainsburys Store Bridgend
Received 16 Jan 20047 Onslow Terrace Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Uw
Received 9 May 2006270/270A New Road Porthcawl
Received 24 Feb 201517 Cefn Nant Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Je
Received 15 Sept 2003The Star Public House 144 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DW
Received 4 Sept 2023Unit 4 Horsfair Road Waterton Industrial Estate Waterton CF31 3YN
Received 15 Dec 202112 Maes Yr Ysgall Coity Bridgend CF35 6FF
Received 30 Nov 20238 St David Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Lt
Received 27 Jul 2004Land at Nantyfyllon RFC Blosse Street Maesteg CF34 0HP
Received 6 Jun 2014Lower Court House, Suites 1 & 2 2 Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1LE
Received 22 Feb 201626 Penylan Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3LL
Received 10 Jan 20114 South Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DB
Received 17 Dec 20252 Heol Glannant Bettws CF32 8SP
Received 8 Sept 202012 Heronston Park Homes Heronston Lane Bridgend CF31 3BZ
Received 22 May 201349 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EH
Received 27 Apr 2017Records 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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