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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
12,443 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ffordd Priordy Sarn Bridgend Bridgend Cf32 9Nb
Received 14 Oct 20035 Ton Glas Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BE
Received 6 Aug 20072 Mount Earl Close, Bridgend, CF31 3HA
Received 11 Mar 202510 Grassholm Way Porthcawl CF36 3QR
Received 13 Feb 2015The Old Forge, Mill Yard, Merthyrmawr Bridgend Cf32 0Lr
Received 9 Oct 2003Laleston Stores 27 High Street Laleston CF32 0HP
Received 10 Nov 20256 St Leonards Road Bridgend CF31 4HF
Received 5 Jun 20131 St Marys Close Pencoed CF35 5LL
Received 17 Jan 20206 Austin Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5RS
Received 28 Feb 202225 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GF
Received 8 Oct 20219 Blaen Y Fro Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ry
Received 9 Nov 200493 Minffrwd Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rl
Received 4 Apr 20055 White Hart Cottages Llan Road Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 9SE
Received 3 Mar 201168 Ewenny Road Bridgend Cf31 3Hu
Received 14 Oct 2004Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 3 Jul 202064 St Michaels Road Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Pa
Received 1 Nov 2004Land At Garregside Blaengarw Bridgend Cf32 8Nl
Received 13 Jun 20051 St Mary Close, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LL
Received 23 Dec 20246 Teal Close Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Re
Received 10 Jul 200615 Herbert Street Bridgend CF31 1TJ
Received 28 Feb 20221-3 Katie Street Blaengarw Bridgend Cf32 8Ab
Received 12 Apr 20051 Llys Tynewydd Coity CF35 6BY
Received 16 Dec 201932 Hillcrest Penyfai CF31 4NL
Received 25 Aug 2020Unit 4 Brackla Street Centre Bridgend CF31 1BZ
Received 15 Dec 2010Records 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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