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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 12 Millers Avenue Brynmenyn Ind. Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Td
Received 21 Nov 200536 Songthrush Road, Broadlands, Bridgend, CF31 5FR
Received 1 Jul 2026The Rest Former Convalescent Home Porthcawl
Received 19 Mar 2020Pant y Gibwn Blackmill Bridgend
Received 17 Oct 20165 Clevis Crescent Porthcawl CF36 5NY
Received 14 Jul 202234 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg CF34 9DG
Received 23 Jan 2006Grain Store Building South Road Farm Fulmar Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TB
Received 3 Aug 20152 Locks Common Road Porthcawl CF36 3HU
Received 18 Jan 202315 Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4LW
Received 25 Jul 2017Laurel Cottage Canola Sarn CF32 9TY
Received 4 Sept 2024Land Off Ewenny Road Bridgend
Received 12 Mar 200449 Long Acre North Cornelly CF33 4BG
Received 4 Jul 20189 Nant Ffornwg Cefn Glas CF31 4TJ
Received 6 Mar 20171 & 2 Blandy Terrace Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7DY
Received 3 Jul 2013Cwrt Y Folan Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LT
Received 1 Sept 201041 Eleanor Close Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rd
Received 31 Oct 200333 Salisbury Road, Maesteg, CF34 9EG
Received 5 Nov 2024Yummies 102 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DA
Received 14 Apr 201015 Vale Reach Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LG
Received 3 Oct 201297 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 22 Dec 2016156 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg CF34 0PD
Received 19 Feb 20163 Springfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1NP
Received 22 May 201513 Severn Road Porthcawl CF36 3LW
Received 14 Apr 202323 Jubilee Crescent Bridgend Cf31 3Ay
Received 3 Nov 2004Records 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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