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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
9,742 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Between 16 & 17 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 28 Sept 2015Land at Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0DA
Received 14 Aug 2025Zig Zag Lane, Porthcawl
Received 4 Aug 2011Caebryn House, Pen-Y-Bryn Terrace, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 9HU
Received 23 Jun 20255 Heol Ty Nant Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8HZ
Received 15 Aug 201257 Walters Road Ogmore Vale CF32 7DL
Received 29 Aug 202330 Penylan Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Qw
Received 12 Aug 200410 Church View Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Hp
Received 28 Jun 2005Westcott Bungalow Heol Llan Coity CF35 6BU
Received 16 Sept 2022Land At Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 13 Nov 2012Maes Yr Haul Primary School Ffordd Tirion Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Eg
Received 17 Nov 2006Bryn Haulog Heol Yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 22 Sept 2009The Jennings Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 18 Jul 2017G/Floor Flat 7 Eastern Promenade Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5TS
Received 26 Mar 200812A Dunlin Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UA
Received 24 Mar 202528 Homfray Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Hw
Received 15 Feb 2007Parcau Isaf Farm A48 Stormy Down to the Redhill Roundabout Stormy Down CF32 0NB
Received 24 Oct 201928 West End Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3NF
Received 3 Dec 20186 Preswylfa Court Merthyrmawr Road Bridgend Cf31 3Nx
Received 22 Mar 200543 Heol-Y-Groes, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5PE
Received 5 May 2026Former Margam Surface Mine Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BS
Received 12 Sept 2018100 Yr-Ysfa, Maesteg, CF34 9BE
Received 28 May 2025Arqiva Site Off Maesteg Road Cwmfelin Maesteg CF34 9LB
Received 9 Nov 2015Cefn Cribwr Quarry (Off Farm Rd) Cefn Cribwr Bridgend
Received 6 Jan 2006Records 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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