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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
12,141 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Nicholls Arms Nicholls Road Coytrahen CF32 0EP
Received 16 Apr 201528 Heol Y Cwrt North Cornelly CF33 4AX
Received 15 Feb 2016Tesco Store (New) Off Castle Street Maesteg Cf34 0Az
Received 30 May 200725 John Street Cefn Cribwr CF32 0AD
Received 14 May 2024Land At Caeau Gleision Farm Laleston Bridgend
Received 6 Feb 200950 Alma Road Maesteg Cf34 9An
Received 22 Nov 2006Stormy Farm Pyle Bridgend CF33 4AA
Received 18 May 20124 The Greenways Maesteg Cf34 9Nl
Received 10 Aug 200624 South View Kenfig Hill CF33 6DG
Received 21 Apr 20179 Heol y Groes Litchard CF31 1QE
Received 13 May 2021101 Picton Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 OEW
Received 6 Aug 200910 Northways Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5LB
Received 22 Feb 20101St Floor Flat 126 Commercial St Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DL
Received 18 Jan 2008Memorial Hall Waun Wen Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7ND
Received 2 Oct 2018Old Lynfi Bakery Llynfi Lane (Rear 18 Commercial Street) Maesteg CF34 9DE
Received 29 Jan 201844 Clos Yr Eryr Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6HE
Received 6 Apr 201816 Pentwyn Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Sb
Received 23 Oct 2003Hendir Uchaf Farm Wern Tarw Pencoed Bridgend
Received 17 Oct 20034 Bragdu Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JN
Received 15 Apr 2008Land Off Heol Pen-Y-Fai, Pen-Y-Fai, Bridgend
Received 15 Feb 20058 Nant y Wennol Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DB
Received 25 Jul 201616 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 15 Nov 2021Land adjacent 26 Bedford Road Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0BW
Received 20 Jul 202115 Cheltenham Road Porthcawl CF36 3PT
Received 23 May 2014Records 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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