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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8,511 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Boiler House Quarella Road Wildmill CF31 1AH
Received 19 Dec 2018Oystercatcher Ph Car Park, High Street, Laleston, CF32 0HL
Received 6 Jul 2012Ceinfan Rose Terrace Bettws Bridgend Cf32 8Sy
Received 9 Dec 20059 Manor Grove Porthcawl CF36 5HD
Received 20 Aug 2020Plot At Caebach Field Blaengarw Bridgend Cf32 8Af
Received 8 Aug 2003Co-Op Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32
Received 30 Jul 2004Ty Isaf Farm Bryn Terrace Shwt CF32 8UD
Received 28 Feb 202231 Bradfield Road Bridgend Cf31 4Hj
Received 6 Aug 2003Land R/O Cae Rhyd Ton Kenfig Bridgend
Received 1 Dec 20091 St Stephens Drive Pencoed CF35 6JS
Received 27 Jun 2019Parc Farm Buildings Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AS
Received 26 Sept 201747B West Road Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sn
Received 30 Sept 2003Mai Habar Maesteg Road Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9Ld
Received 30 Nov 20061 Pant Morfa Porthcawl CF36 5EL
Received 11 Feb 2022Unit 1 32 - 34 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JB
Received 27 Mar 2007Swyddfa Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AP
Received 30 Sept 2009The Rest Former Convalescent Home Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 19 Mar 20201 Heol Pentyla, Sarn, Bridgend, CF32 9NF
Received 23 Sept 2025TDW Distribution Moor Road Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 22 Mar 201738 Easterly Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NA
Received 22 Nov 2009St David's Church Maesteg
Received 13 Oct 2003Swn Yr Deryn Heol Yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 18 Feb 200927 Bryn Rhedyn Pencoed CF35 6TL
Received 23 Jan 2020Land off King Edward Street, Blaengarw
Received 22 Sept 2026Records 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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