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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
11,174 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Garreg Garreg Road Pontycymmer CF32 8EL
Received 7 Feb 201826 Llys Briallen Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BG
Received 24 Apr 200813 Blaen Y Ddol Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Ad
Received 20 Jan 2006Tesco Store Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SQ
Received 24 Apr 2008The Sawyers Arms 3-6 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Dl
Received 13 Apr 2007Plot 11 Swn Yr Afon Off Crown Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Aj
Received 4 Jun 2004143 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5EA
Received 22 Nov 2021Capel Bach Farm, Bryn Terrace, Lletty Brongu, Maesteg, CF34 0EB
Received 25 Mar 202633 Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LY
Received 1 Apr 2021Tyn y Cae Moira Terrace Ogmore Vale CF32 7BU
Received 14 Apr 20225 Penprysg Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SS
Received 19 Jun 2012Plot 11 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 17 Mar 201644 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BN
Received 16 Sept 2011Land Between Canar Bach & Caner Mawr Farmhouse Blackmill Bridgend
Received 13 Jul 201118 Alyson Way Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TP
Received 17 Feb 201210 Northways Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 5 Aug 2005Canola House Heol Canola Sarn Bridgend CF32 9TY
Received 16 May 2007Mangos Restaurant 6-8 Queen Street Bridgend Cf31 1Hx
Received 21 Apr 2004Haulfri Heol Yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 1 Mar 202129 Blaen Y Cwm Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AG
Received 16 Nov 202129 Pen Llwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AZ
Received 6 Sept 20232 Florence Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PT
Received 21 Apr 20088 Heol Ynysawdre Sarn Bridgend CF32 9PD
Received 13 Jun 200819 Bridgend Road Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Sw
Received 24 Sept 2004Records 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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