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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
14,208 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Rock 7 Clevis Hill Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NT
Received 14 Nov 2011274 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5PL
Received 11 Apr 2016Highview Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9DG
Received 12 Jun 20204 De Clare Close Porthcawl CF36 3JH
Received 20 May 2014Near 1 Bron Y Waun Garth Maesteg Cf34 0Hr
Received 2 Sept 2005Olivias Coffee House 15 Well Street Porthcawl CF36 3BE
Received 3 Dec 20149 Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5PB
Received 8 Aug 202253 Garfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QA
Received 18 Aug 2009Land R/O 19 Pen Yr Heol Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Nd
Received 28 Jul 2004Carey Baptist Church Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9BN
Received 9 Oct 2012Hendir Uchaf Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ns
Received 2 Mar 20073 Llys y Ddraenen Wen Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6HP
Received 27 Aug 201977 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Qg
Received 17 Dec 20047 Garnwen Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EY
Received 8 Oct 2010Plots 29, 30 & 64 Duffryn Farm (Phase 2) Tybryn Terrace Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Pt
Received 10 Nov 2006Well Pharmacy 8-9 Canolfan Brackla CF31 2LL
Received 1 Oct 20262 Shearwater Close Porthcawl CF36 3TU
Received 27 Oct 2016Brackla House, Brackla Street, Bridgend, CF31 1BZ
Received 3 Sept 20265 Fitzhamon Road Porthcawl CF36 3JA
Received 13 Dec 20237 Cardigan Close Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QN
Received 16 Aug 20072 Mackworth Road Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 3 Jun 200811 Llan Road Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9TD
Received 13 Feb 201841 Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NN
Received 13 Oct 201150 Ystad Celyn Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LT
Received 10 Jul 2013Records 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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