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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
16,045 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
123 Ffordd Cadfan Brackla Bridgend CF31 2DQ
Received 16 May 202211 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 2 Apr 202033 Woodland Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5HY
Received 15 Sept 2022Land Adjacent To Trederwen Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Fb
Received 6 Jun 20077 Crossfield Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3LA
Received 18 Jul 20149 Prospect Place Pontycymmer CF32 8EE
Received 29 Mar 202113 Felindre Avenue Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pd
Received 5 Apr 2004138 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BL
Received 14 Sept 20076 Swn Yr Adar Penyfai CF31 4GE
Received 11 May 2016Coity Primary School Ffordd Yr Hebog Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6DH
Received 12 Apr 2016Orchard Cottage Main Road Coychurch CF35 5EL
Received 30 Apr 201835 Angelton Green Penyfai CF31 4LQ
Received 16 Mar 2020Silver Birch, 75 Coychurch Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LY
Received 6 Mar 20254 Ton View Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EX
Received 17 Aug 20113 Leckwith Rise Bryntirion Hill Bridgend CF31 4HB
Received 25 Jun 2018Bridgend Designer Outlet Food Court Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 1 Sept 202399 West Park Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RN
Received 16 Mar 201276 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ne
Received 15 Dec 200690 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3DT
Received 7 Apr 202231 Plorin Road North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PZ
Received 22 Jul 200964 Lloyd Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RA
Received 30 Jan 201117 Neville Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Lw
Received 12 Apr 200618 Caer Efail Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rw
Received 27 Jul 2007Swyddfa Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AP
Received 29 Apr 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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