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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
16,039 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
92 Pant Hirwaun, Heol-Y-Cyw, Bridgend, CF35 6HH
Received 4 Dec 2024Kenfig Hill & Pyle Bowling Club Marshfield Avenue Pyle CF33 6RP
Received 18 Sept 20176 Merlin Close Porthcawl CF36 3UB
Received 3 Jan 2023Land Rear 26-27 Clos Pen Llwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AZ
Received 11 Aug 2015Lloyds Tsb Call Centre Pencoed Business Park Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5HY
Received 20 Feb 201525 Station Road Pont Rhyd-y-Cyff Maesteg CF34 9TF
Received 28 Jun 201630 Abergarw Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LF
Received 11 Feb 2009Pant-Y-Wal Wind Farm Glynogwr Bridgend CF35 6EG
Received 8 Aug 20149 Parc y Berllan Porthcawl CF36 5HX
Received 27 Jan 2023Waterton Hall Waterton Lane Bridgend Cf31 3Yw
Received 26 Apr 200421 Parcau Road Bridgend Cf31 4Ta
Received 20 Jul 200614 Carlton Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3ET
Received 25 Oct 201121 Heol Y Gerddi Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SL
Received 6 Jun 2012Tesco Express, Unit 4 District Centre, Gentle Way Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Es
Received 4 Feb 200419 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 8 Apr 2011Talgarth Barn Off Haul Bryn Nantymoel CF32 7NR
Received 29 Dec 201466 Park Court Road Bridgend CF31 4BP
Received 7 Jul 2016Co-Operative Store Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 11 Nov 2005Trinity Church Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Ra
Received 27 May 200450 Cwmfelin Blackmill CF35 6EJ
Received 2 Aug 201610 Woodland Place North Cornelly CF33 3EW
Received 4 Apr 2023The Rectory Coychurch Bridgend Cf35 5Eh
Received 4 Dec 200328 Newbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 3PB
Received 16 Sept 2024Welsh Blood Service Ffordd Yr Hen Gae Bocam Park Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LJ
Received 22 Mar 2011Records 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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