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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
13,927 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
38 Coychurch Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5NG
Received 12 Nov 2024Tre Ethwil Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend Cf32 0Ba
Received 30 Oct 2006Nantyffyllon Rfc Blosse Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HD
Received 11 Oct 2012134 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ee
Received 21 Oct 20031 Larch Close Porthcawl CF36 5AQ
Received 28 Oct 202062 Parkfields Road, Bridgend, CF31 4BJ
Received 2 Dec 2025Barn At Tal Y Coed Heol Las Coity Bridgend CF35 6BS
Received 15 Sept 2009Land rear of 114-118 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg CF34 9DR
Received 30 Dec 201337 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 23 Dec 201074 Sunnyside Road Bridgend CF31 4AF
Received 21 Apr 2022Ladbrokes 32 Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend CF32 9NY
Received 5 Sept 2012Mcdonalds Restaurant Picton Court Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 22 Dec 201193 Pendre Bridgend CF31 1PE
Received 29 May 2009Hilltop Quarella Bridgend CF31 1JG
Received 7 Oct 201457 Chantal Avenue Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Nw
Received 13 Dec 2004Tyla Coch Farm Bettws Bridgend CF32 8UE
Received 23 Sept 2021Land rear of 2 Hillcrest Penyfai CF31 4NL
Received 5 May 202223 Glynstell Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NN
Received 11 Apr 2016107A Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LZ
Received 3 Sept 200840 Austin Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5RS
Received 14 Nov 2023Chapel Road Wern Tarw Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NN
Received 11 Apr 20131 Elder Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RH
Received 25 May 201223 Greenmeadow Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BJ
Received 4 Apr 201811 Minffrwd Close Pencoed CF35 6SE
Received 24 Oct 2014Records 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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