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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16,039 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Triangle Centre (Canolfan) Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ll
Received 19 Feb 2007Newcastle House 8 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 7 Feb 2018Ty Fry Llangeinor Road Brynmenyn CF32 8UY
Received 20 Dec 20211a & 2a Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AJ
Received 30 Sept 20202A Phillip Avenue Bridgend Cf31 4Dh
Received 24 Aug 20065 Oakway Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9DJ
Received 16 May 20071 Rock Cottages Court Colman Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NE
Received 25 Jun 20074 Hendre Avenue Ogmore Vale CF32 7HD
Received 18 Apr 20196 Heol Ton Ton Kenfig Bridgend Cf33 4Ps
Received 16 Mar 200633 Ivor Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AH
Received 28 Mar 2007Cornelly Primary School Hall Drive Cornelly Bridgend
Received 15 Dec 200611 Lewis Avenue Bridgend CF31 4JJ
Received 8 Jan 2009118 Pendre Bridgend CF31 1PG
Received 18 Dec 200710 Dunlin Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UA
Received 22 Aug 200757 Fairfield Road Bridgend CF31 3DT
Received 29 Mar 2006Typica Farm Cefn Carfan Road Heol Laethog Bryncethin CF32 9JE
Received 30 Dec 202147 Nicholls Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 5LH
Received 25 Jun 2026Proposed HyBont Hydrogen Production Facility Land at Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9TX
Received 12 Feb 2024Plot 37 Res. Dev. Off Coychurch Road Bridgend
Received 22 Jun 2005125 Yr Ysfa Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Be
Received 12 Sept 200710 Meadow Street Pontycymer Bridgend Cf32 8Hg
Received 10 Mar 20064 Priory Terrace Maesteg CF34 9PE
Received 30 Dec 20212 Cwrt Ty Mawr Ogmore Vale CF32 7EQ
Received 5 Jun 202312 Redshank Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UG
Received 19 Mar 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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