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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bridgend County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,821 approved · 1,469 refused · 877 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Aug 2006 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Great Western Ave Playing Fields Bridgend
Received 19 Jul 201045 Blaengarw Road Blaengarw CF32 8AW
Received 7 Jan 2013Ael y Bryn Mill View Estate Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 6 Sept 201615 Trem y Llwyfen Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6GG
Received 9 Nov 2017Bryntirion Athletic Football Club Llangewydd Road Bryntirion CF31 4JU
Received 26 Mar 2021S C A Hygiene Products Tissue Ltd Bridgend Paper Mills Maesteg CF34 9RS
Received 9 Jul 2013Land Adj 3 Green Hill Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 17 Nov 200811 Vale View Brackla CF31 2BU
Received 7 Mar 2022116 Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1LU
Received 13 Nov 201753a John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AY
Received 5 May 202110 Rhodfar Coed Maesteg CF34 9GE
Received 19 Feb 20189 Pant Ardwyn Pencoed CF35 6LJ
Received 18 Feb 2021Waterton House Waterton Cross Business Park South Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3UL
Received 19 Feb 2026VVP Rhiw Development Water Street Bridgend CF31 1DP
Received 19 Oct 20178 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend
Received 19 Oct 2010Land adjacent to Stanwell House ('Delfryn') Blackmill Road Lewistown CF32 7HU
Received 30 Apr 2019Cae Dre Cottage 9 Cae Dre Street Bridgend CF31 4AY
Received 5 Jun 201412 Teal Close Porthcawl CF36 3RE
Received 20 Jan 20235 Rhodfar Coed Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9GE
Received 17 Jun 2010St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 6 Aug 2019Rear 6, 14 & 20 Glanogwr Road Bridgend CF31 3PF
Received 23 Dec 2011Plot 8 Land Off Heol Dewi Sant, Bettws, CF32 8SW
Received 31 Mar 200978 Heol Bryncwils Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UE
Received 21 Oct 2010Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr Princess Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LN
Received 18 Jul 2013Records 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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