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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
13,720 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 2 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
168 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5ED
Received 22 Jul 2015Plot 64 North Of Chestnut Grove Maesteg
Received 14 Jul 200412 Swn Yr Afon Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6AJ
Received 16 Apr 201314 Hazel Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RG
Received 8 Feb 2011Crossing Cottage Lamb Row South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RH
Received 5 Oct 20124 Island Farm Close Bridgend CF31 3LY
Received 9 Aug 2016The Corners 347 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PH
Received 12 Aug 2013Highways Btwn Court Colman And Wpd Primary Sub Station Off Great Western Ave Bridgend
Received 23 Sept 201414 Elizabeth Road Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4RS
Received 10 Aug 2021Danygraig Lodge Danygraig Hill, Newton Porthcawl
Received 10 Nov 2004Waterton Technology Centre Waterton Ind Estate Bridgend
Received 21 Nov 200569 West Road Bridgend Cf31 4Hq
Received 14 Sept 2007Plot 7 (next to no. 22) Llynfi Court Maesteg CF34 9NJ
Received 31 Oct 2019Moelgilau Lodge Moel Gilau Bettws CF32 8UH
Received 15 Feb 202154 Long Acre Drive Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SB
Received 29 Sept 2015Units 2100 And 2110 Central Park Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3RT
Received 24 Apr 2012Peter Alan Limited 10A Well Street Porthcawl Cf36 3Be
Received 8 Aug 2006Rear Of 11 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 8 Dec 2011Former School Playing Fields Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0AX
Received 22 May 201753A Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9HJ
Received 5 May 202626/28 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EN
Received 23 Jan 2015Westfield House 48 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HQ
Received 20 Mar 2020Land fronting Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3UZ
Received 23 Dec 201612 Moriah Place Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DW
Received 10 May 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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