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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
16,044 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Pied Piper (Cherry Laurel) Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3RY
Received 26 Sept 20129 Tyn-Y-Bettws Close, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8YF
Received 5 Mar 202517 Greenwood Close Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Pj
Received 25 Jul 2005Quakers Meeting House, 87 Park Street, Bridgend, CF31 4AZ
Received 6 Jun 20257 Hazel Mead Brynmenyn CF32 9AQ
Received 11 Jun 201916 St John's Drive, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5PW
Received 18 Jun 2026104A Rowans Lane, Bryncethin, Bridgend CF32 9LZ
Received 4 Feb 202537 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Dh
Received 17 Dec 2004Unit 2 North Point Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Rx
Received 17 Nov 20067 Ynyslas, Porthcawl, CF36 5EF
Received 13 May 2026118 High Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Du
Received 20 Jun 2006Restway Gardens Bridgend CF31 4HY
Received 13 Dec 2021Areas R10 & R11 Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 28 Sept 200962 West End Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3NG
Received 10 Aug 202139 Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8HB
Received 4 Feb 20151 St Michaels Way Brackla CF31 2BT
Received 26 Jul 2021Maes Cadlawr Farm Piggery Lane Llangynwyd CF34 9RU
Received 20 Feb 202334 Swn Yr Afon Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Aj
Received 17 Feb 2004Plot 65 Duffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 18 Jun 20196 Coronation Street Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9PS
Received 13 Nov 2020Land Rear 28 Ffordd Priordy Sarn Bridgend CF32 9NB
Received 22 Feb 201326 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DB
Received 3 Dec 2007Bryncethin Allotments Off Ogmore Terrace Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yf
Received 26 May 200596 Heol Las North Cornelly CF33 4DL
Received 16 May 2019Records 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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