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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11,339 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
183 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Bn
Received 21 Mar 2006Bethel House Commercial Street Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Rb
Received 27 Jun 20058 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EJ
Received 4 Nov 200819 Hazel Mead, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 9AQ
Received 20 Jun 2025150 Victoria Street, Pontycymer, CF32 8NB
Received 28 May 202525 Llwydarth Cottages Maesteg Cf34 9Ha
Received 19 Jul 20077 Llwyn On North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Ea
Received 22 Jan 2004The Chalet Elm Road Porthcawl CF36 5AG
Received 18 Dec 2017Various Sites On Broadlands (Land At Cae Gleision) Broadlands Bridgend
Received 24 Nov 20082 Wren Close Brackla CF31 2PW
Received 5 Feb 2018The Precinct 9 Station Hill Porthcawl CF36 5DL
Received 11 Sept 2017Land Adjacent Locks Lane Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 18 Feb 2004Home Bargains Unit A Picton Court Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 3 Jun 20214 Millfield Bridgend CF31 4JG
Received 21 Jun 2022Zone 2 Waterton Point Brocastle Avenue Bridgend CF31 3US
Received 13 Oct 2011Cwm Garw Parc Garreg Side Blaengarw CF32 8NL
Received 22 Sept 2023Waun Wen Bettws Road Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PH
Received 30 Apr 201326 Pant Glas Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YL
Received 6 Feb 202446 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Uh
Received 5 Jan 20062 Brynhyfryd Bryngarn Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NE
Received 1 Aug 201823 The Esplanade 2, 4, 6 & 8 John Street Porthcawl
Received 13 Sept 200451 Llys Penfro, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5NQ
Received 5 Mar 202516 Cefn Glas Road Bridgend Cf31 4Pg
Received 11 Aug 200414 Locks Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HY
Received 4 Jan 2013Records 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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