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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
13,180 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
184 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BH
Received 11 Aug 2008Plot 23 land at Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8YG
Received 14 Nov 2018Ffos Yr Efail Farm Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6PU
Received 24 Mar 201622 Anglesey Way Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QP
Received 23 May 200716 Bramble Close Brackla CF31 2PS
Received 5 Feb 20182 Alma Terrace Maesteg
Received 14 Dec 200475 Westward Place Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Xb
Received 25 Jul 2004Land off Princess Way Northern Roundabout North of Cae Cenydd Brackla Bridgend CF31 2ES
Received 29 Jan 202631-35 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 1 Dec 2008Charter Vehicle Hire 17 Brackla Street Centre Bridgend CF31 1DD
Received 14 Sept 2018122 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RY
Received 23 Jun 202144 Cilgant y Lein North Cornelly CF33 4AQ
Received 28 Jun 2021Tesco Stores Castle Street Maesteg
Received 26 Mar 20099 Pandy Park Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Re
Received 8 Oct 20042-4 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EF
Received 9 Dec 2015Field At Jnct B4280 High Street Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HL
Received 12 Apr 2013Troed Y Rhiw Farm Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9Hw
Received 2 Mar 20043 Pant Poeth Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Bd
Received 26 Jun 2007Unit 15 Wyndham Close, Brackla Industrial Estate, Bridgend
Received 27 Aug 20032 Woodland Park Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DY
Received 8 Jan 202133 Ivor Street Maesteg Cf34 9Ah
Received 23 Mar 2004Rhyd Y Fro Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Lp
Received 28 Feb 20051 South View Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8LE
Received 16 Jul 20189 St George's Avenue Wildmill Bridgend Cf31 1Rs Cf31 1Rs
Received 9 Mar 2007Records 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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