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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
40 Parc Tyn Y Waun Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9RG
Received 4 Sept 2013Marlas Farm North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Pe
Received 9 Nov 2004Land At Wern Tarw Farm Pencoed
Received 3 Sept 2003Cwm Coedcae Heol y Cyw CF35 6NW
Received 18 Aug 2021St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 29 Oct 201920 Heol Pantruthin Pencoed CF35 5PA
Received 18 Jan 20166 Llys Pentre Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Dy
Received 13 Sept 2006Coffee & Cadence Units H I & J 18 Kingsway Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3YH
Received 16 Oct 2017Canola House Residential Home Heol Canola Sarn
Received 2 Dec 200417 Pant Y Pistyll Pencoed CF35 6LS
Received 28 Feb 2019Land at Wickes car park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 5 Feb 20242 Maes Tal Coed Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5As
Received 28 Jul 20055 Grange Crescent, Coychurch, Bridgend, CF35 5HP
Received 23 Dec 2025Unit C5 North Road Bridgend Ind Est Bridgend CF31 3TP
Received 30 May 2013Bridgend Masonic Centre Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 26 Feb 2024Land Adj 28 Greenwood Close Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Pj
Received 28 Apr 20063 St Johns Drive Porthcawl CF36 5PW
Received 13 Jul 20167 Greenacres South Cornelly CF33 4SE
Received 26 Jan 2017147 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DD
Received 21 Mar 2023The Vineries Land off Hookland Road Porthcawl CF36 5SE
Received 14 Aug 2018The Coppins Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YR
Received 21 Mar 201226 Cae Talcen Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RP
Received 30 Apr 2013Rear Of 44 John Street Porthcawl Cf36 3Bb
Received 9 Aug 200411 Cefn Nant Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JE
Received 6 Jun 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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