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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
12,880 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Colliers Arms High Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0As
Received 17 Jun 20047 Queen Street Brynmenyn CF32 9HS
Received 5 Nov 2014Tydfil Cottage Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 3TF
Received 11 Sept 2023Former Sunnyside Council Offices & Magistrates Court site Sunnyside Road / Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 25 Jun 20202 Bryn Terrace Llety Brongu Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 0Ea
Received 4 Jul 2005Oystercatcher Ph Car Park High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 21 Oct 2014Brookside Cottage Fenton Place Pontycymer Bridgend Cf32 8Dn
Received 2 Mar 2007Topshops, Y Wern Betws Bridgend Cf32 8Rr
Received 13 Apr 2007Abergoki Windfarm
Received 4 Feb 201320 Pant Hendre Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LN
Received 7 Oct 201125 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QF
Received 13 Apr 2015Land Adj. Brocastle Estate Off A48 Bridgend
Received 18 Mar 2005Former Woodstock Inn Station Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6EP
Received 16 May 20168 Clos Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GD
Received 7 Jun 2006Mountain View Heol Llan Coity Bridgend CF35 6BU
Received 21 Apr 2009Land At 3 Crown Row Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0LG
Received 27 Mar 2008Land At Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 2 Jul 201025 Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4PG
Received 20 Mar 2009The Church Hall Heol Persondy Aberkenfig CF32 9RH
Received 28 Jan 20216 Alyson Way Pencoed CF35 6TP
Received 17 Jun 2013Victoria House 38-42 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JB
Received 10 Jun 20165 Candleston Close Porthcawl Cf36 3Hl
Received 4 Dec 2006Former Coney Beach Pleasure Park and Wimpy building Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 2 Mar 202639 Chantal Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NN
Received 10 Feb 2023Records 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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