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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
11,799 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
42b Aneurin Bevan Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate CF32 9SZ
Received 29 Aug 2017Oldcastle Primary School South Street Bridgend CF31 3ED
Received 8 Jun 2010Llynfi Vale Kennels, Godra Bryn, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8TZ
Received 9 Dec 2024Barn and land at Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JD
Received 4 Aug 2025Tynton Farm Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8NY
Received 22 Oct 20126 Lowland Close Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BU
Received 19 Jul 2010Bridgend College Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 2 Sept 2021Greenmeadows Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RT
Received 28 Aug 2018Moel Brynmawr Neath Road Maesteg Cf34 9Ps
Received 15 Nov 2005The Factory High Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HY
Received 1 Apr 20089 Meadow Street, North Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4LL
Received 17 Aug 2026Leyshon Flint & Sons Bridgend Road Penyfai CF31 4LL
Received 8 Aug 20198 Ffridd Las Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AF
Received 27 Mar 201287 Mill View Estate Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0DE
Received 15 Jan 2013Sea Outfall Off West Drive Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 18 Aug 2008Rear Gardens 2 & 4 Rockfields Close Porthcawl CF36 3PD
Received 30 Jun 201442 Coronation Street Aberkenfig Bridgend
Received 27 Feb 2004Lane to rear of 7 Y Lan Pencoed CF35 6SA
Received 19 Jul 2018Land adjacent to Penylan Farm Aberkenfig CF32 9AN
Received 9 May 2019Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 27 Aug 2021St Marys Church Heol Yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 3 Nov 2009Cafe At Dunraven House Pyle CF33 4AH
Received 21 May 201552 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3PN
Received 27 Sept 201644 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 23 Mar 2016Records 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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