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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
8,926 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Newydd Farm Moira Terrace Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BU
Received 29 Mar 2012Land To The Side Of 7 Heol Castell Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BH
Received 29 Apr 201024 Garth Avenue Maesteg CF34 0UJ
Received 12 Feb 20209 Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3N
Received 26 Mar 20078 Highfields Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pa
Received 23 Jan 20042a The Spinney Brackla CF31 2JD
Received 23 Feb 201791 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 6 Sept 2022The Cottage Main Road Coychurch CF35 5HD
Received 11 Feb 20217 East Street, Aberkenfig, Bridgend, CF32 9BH
Received 17 Jul 2026Home Bargains Unit A Picton Court Retail Park Waterton CF31 3XX
Received 29 Mar 202152 Parc Tyn Y Waun Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9RG
Received 30 Jan 2012Bryneglwys House Bryneglwys Avenue Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Nn
Received 4 Sept 2006Plot 33 Parc Tyn Y Coed, Sarn, CF32 9GF
Received 6 Feb 20145 Bron Hafod Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DL
Received 8 May 201369/71 Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Dh
Received 14 Feb 20061 Tre Newydd Kenfig Hill CF33 6EZ
Received 5 Oct 201539a Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas CF31 4PG
Received 6 Aug 2018Maesteg Sports Centre Off Albert Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EB
Received 2 Mar 20096 Mallard Way Porthcawl CF36 3TQ
Received 2 Sept 2024129 Merlin Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QJ
Received 15 Sept 202312 Merganser Close Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Ue
Received 23 Sept 2004Maesteg Fire & Rescue Service Coegnant Road Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Tw
Received 28 Sept 2005Land adjacent to Brookland Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7SY
Received 14 Feb 2024Land North Of 12 Bridgend Rd Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Eh
Received 28 Oct 2005Records 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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