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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
12,241 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lletty Brongu Wastewater Treatment Works Llangynwyd Bridgend
Received 30 Nov 20173 Hillside Gardens Pontycymmer CF32 8LF
Received 19 Apr 2017Land Adj St Ceinwyrs Church Llangeinor Bridgend
Received 21 Dec 2009Ty Melyn, The Old Dairy Newcastle Hill Bridgend Cf31 4Ey
Received 9 Mar 2004Plot 4 Blandy Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Nr
Received 20 Nov 20067 Rhos Helyg Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9Gf
Received 17 Oct 20037 Priory Avenue Bridgend CF31 3LP
Received 22 May 201032 Kingfisher Road North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4NZ
Received 18 Apr 2008Plot 4 Blandy Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Nr
Received 22 Aug 200530 Hollyhock Drive, Brackla, Bridgend Cf31 2Ns
Received 25 Feb 20051 Llwyn Gwern Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ul
Received 2 May 2006Georgia Pacific Gb Ltd Bridgend Paper Mills Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 9RS
Received 22 Mar 2013Rear of 17 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 5 Jul 20233 Coed Parc Court Bridgend Cf31 4Hu
Received 16 Sept 2004Land at Kenfig Industrial Estate Margam
Received 8 Jun 2022112 Heol West Plas Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Bh
Received 13 Feb 200437 St Marys Crescent Maesteg Cf34 0Ux
Received 30 Mar 2007Land At Trecco Bay Holiday Parc Trecco Bay Porthcawl Cf36 5Ng
Received 27 Sept 200513 Grove Road Bridgend Cf31 3Eh
Received 18 Apr 2007Land Opposite Duffryn Hotel Coegnant Road Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Td
Received 18 Apr 2005Westerleys Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PU
Received 28 Apr 2011100 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DE
Received 16 Jan 2017100 West Park Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RN
Received 8 May 201236 West Park Drive Porthcawl CF36 3RG
Received 22 Jun 2021Records 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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