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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
14,497 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Heol Groes Faen Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sw
Received 7 Sept 200444 Queen Street Brynmenyn CF32 9HS
Received 15 Aug 201823 Glannant Road Gilfach Goch
Received 15 Nov 200427 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Cf34 9Dg
Received 30 Dec 2003Land at Dyffryn Madoc Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9RF
Received 9 Aug 2018Land Adj 28 Greenwood Close Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Pj
Received 19 Nov 2003Heronston Hall Heronston Lane Bridgend CF31 3AX
Received 30 Jan 20081 The Courtyard West Road Porthcawl CF36 3DJ
Received 7 Sept 20236 Severn Road Porthcawl CF36 3LW
Received 17 Oct 201746 Park View Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Hf
Received 28 Feb 2005Nantymoel RFC, 82-84 Ogwy Street, Price Town, Nant-Y-Moel, CF32 7SH
Received 12 Nov 202570 Neath Road Maesteg CF34 9PH
Received 16 Aug 2023Ty Delfryn Heol Llangeinor Llangeinor CF32 8PN
Received 5 Jan 2022'Swn Yr Nant', Cwm Risca Lane Off New Road Tondu Bridgend Cf32 0Eh
Received 4 Aug 200427 Hookland Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Sf
Received 25 Nov 2003Coychurch Crematorium, Heol Simonstone, Coychurch, CF35 6AB
Received 28 Jul 201022 Newbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 3PB
Received 15 Feb 2010Heronsbridge School Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HT
Received 18 Oct 2011The Old Surgery 45-47 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 11 Nov 202017 The Retreat Porthcawl CF36 3RU
Received 21 Jul 201627-29 Wyndham Street 18-19 Market Street Bridgend
Received 4 Aug 2005Petrol Station 11 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5NH
Received 29 Nov 202210 Longlands Close Pyle CF33 6LR
Received 6 Apr 2020Parc Rhosyn Bridgend Road Garth Maesteg Cf34
Received 8 Jul 2004Records 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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