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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
11,339 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ffordd Y Gyfraith Farm Ffordd Y Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 6 Apr 2020Holly Cottage Brickyard Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PT
Received 3 Nov 2008Bridgend Paper Mills (WEPA) off A4063 Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 22 Jan 2026Sycamore House Newton Porthcawl CF36 5PD
Received 5 Dec 2022Paradise Balti 84 Nolton Street Bridgend Cf31 3Bp
Received 24 Aug 200429 Davies Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3NW
Received 1 Feb 2021Land South West Of Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DP
Received 26 Jan 2016Maesglas Veterinary Clinic Church Acre Brackla CF31 2JT
Received 20 Jan 2021Dogs Trust Court Colman Farm Rogers Lane Llangewydd to Court Colman Court Colman Bridgend CF31 4NG
Received 31 Jul 2019Cwmdu Isaf Farm Maesteg CF34 0DG
Received 11 Mar 201417 Garth Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Eu
Received 12 Sept 2005The Paddocks Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9EB
Received 2 Feb 2023Unit K6 Bridgend Designer Outlet Food Court Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 3 Apr 2024Land At Central Park Western Avenue Bridgend Ind Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Ty
Received 25 Jul 2007Church Court Church Street Maesteg Cf34 9Aa
Received 17 Jul 20069 Maple Walk Porthcawl CF36 5AY
Received 28 Apr 2016Ty Newydd Crown Road Garth Maesteg CF34 0LN
Received 5 Nov 202031 Plorin Road North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PZ
Received 1 Dec 201510 Ton Teg Pencoed CF35 5ND
Received 5 Jun 202026 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 4 Jun 2024Maesteg Town Hall Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 4 Dec 2015Hazeldene Heol Byeastwood Coity CF35 6BN
Received 14 Sept 200731 Commercial Street Nantymoel CF32 7NW
Received 12 Oct 2017162 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BL
Received 5 Dec 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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