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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13,720 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Dunraven Place Bridgend Cf31 1Jb
Received 21 Feb 2007The Hollies Heol yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 6 Feb 201842 Birch Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AN
Received 31 May 200741 Woodland Park Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EB
Received 2 Mar 2009Royal Masala, 5 Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 5NW
Received 4 Jun 2013The Garn Inn Alma Road Maesteg Cf34 9An
Received 3 Sept 200760 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EF
Received 13 Nov 2020Glyn Dwr 8 Greenacres South Cornelly CF33 4SE
Received 26 Nov 2018Land at Ewenny Industrial Estate Gateway Industrial Park Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3YY
Received 19 Sept 2024Bridgend Designer Outlet Food Court, K2 Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 3 Feb 2025Land south of Tile & Bath Co, Unit 1 Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AL
Received 16 May 2023Land At Cwmdu Maesteg
Received 7 Oct 200521 Swn Yr Afon Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6AJ
Received 16 Dec 200911 Garnwen Road Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ey
Received 23 Nov 2004Bridge Over River Llynfi R/O Cwmdu Street Maesteg Bridgend
Received 27 May 20106 Vernon Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5LN
Received 25 Jun 200934 Fenton Place Porthcawl CF36 3DW
Received 11 Aug 2022Land At Broadlands House Laleston Bridgend CF32 0NS
Received 14 Mar 2008Land S.W. Of Cwm Ciwc Isaf Brynna Pencoed Bridgend
Received 5 Feb 20041 Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Pa
Received 22 Mar 20042 Eleanor Close Pencoed CF35 6RD
Received 20 Sept 2016Pin-It Pastry Ltd Abergarw Industrial Estate Brynmenyn CF32 9LW
Received 29 Feb 201638-40 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 9 Feb 202343 Badgers Mead Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pz
Received 4 Oct 2006Records 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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