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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12,141 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
36 Kensington Drive Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QS
Received 7 Dec 2010Plot 16 Andrews Close Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Eq
Received 27 Mar 200743 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 1 Feb 2016Western Power Distribution Sub Station Felindre Road Pencoed Bridgend
Received 1 Nov 200430 Dale View Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend Cf32 0De
Received 13 Apr 2004Plot 4A Penllwyngwent Ind Est Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 6 Jan 201015 Celtic Road Maesteg CF34 0YJ
Received 19 Oct 20158 Hazel Close, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5RG
Received 10 Mar 20257 Castle View Caefatry Bridgend Cf31 1Hl
Received 7 Nov 20057 Ysbryd Y Coed Parc Cavendish Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Gf
Received 31 Aug 20049 Orchard Drive Porthcawl CF36 5RF
Received 18 Aug 20175 Mallard Way Porthcawl CF36 3TQ
Received 26 Nov 20213 Clos Pen Llwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FE
Received 10 Jun 202133 Georgian Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2EX
Received 18 Feb 201132 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BN
Received 8 Oct 200817 Cornelius Close South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RQ
Received 14 Apr 2014Phase 1 Parc Tyn Y Coed Sarn Bridgend
Received 21 Dec 2007Siderise Insulation Limited Forge Industrial Estate Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0AH
Received 4 Oct 2017Plot 2600 Central Park off Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TY
Received 4 Jan 202310 Riverside Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Da
Received 19 Apr 2007Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Brocastle Bridgend CF31 5AU
Received 12 Oct 202034 Gregory Close, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6RF
Received 15 Oct 2026Land At Heol Felyn Fach Tondu Bridgend
Received 19 Dec 20071 Min yr Awel Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GJ
Received 16 Oct 2020Records 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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