Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bridgend County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,669 approved · 1,417 refused · 859 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Aug 2006 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Hill View, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4ED
Received 8 Aug 20256 Ton View Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EX
Received 18 Oct 2021The Old Police Station John Street Porthcawl CF36 3DT
Received 10 Nov 2015Privet Cottage 27 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PF
Received 7 Nov 201250 Coronation Road Evanstown Bridgend CF39 8RE
Received 13 Oct 20109 Pyle Road Pyle CF33 6AE
Received 19 Feb 2024Designer Outlet The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 31 Aug 201221 Cwrt Yr Hen Ysgol Tondu Bridgend CF32 9GE
Received 13 Oct 20141 Duffryn Pencoed CF35 6JL
Received 24 Jun 2014Parc Derwen District Centre (Phase 2) Ffordd y Celyn Coity CF35 6QS
Received 1 Oct 202414 Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NG
Received 13 Jan 2010Dragon Laser Ltd Unit 1 Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AJ
Received 21 Jul 2021Land adj Travis Perkins, Waterton Road, Waterton, Bridgend, CF31 3YY
Received 10 Aug 202618 Woodside Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QF
Received 9 May 2013121 Heol Y Frenhines Bridgend CF31 4RT
Received 24 Jan 201339 Heol Y Bardd Bridgend CF31 4SS
Received 11 Nov 2011Unit 8 & 8A Litchard Ind Estate Bridgend CF31 2AL
Received 18 Jul 201412 Jubilee Road Bridgend CF31 3BA
Received 20 Jul 202144 Brynteg Avenue Bridgend CF31 3EN
Received 1 Apr 2014Ty Gwyneth (Haulfryn) Ffordd Y Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 30 Jan 20123 St Davids Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BN
Received 3 Mar 2010Hendre Ifan Goch Glynogwr Blackmill CF35 6EN
Received 20 Sept 20245 Northways Porthcawl CF36 5LB
Received 2 Nov 202154 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3PN
Received 13 Jul 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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