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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.
2,822 approved · 1,470 refused · 877 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
51 Bryn Llidiard Litchard CF31 1QN
Received 9 Jan 2019Ground Floor Flat Silverthorne The Square Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BW
Received 20 Mar 2013161 Mill View Estate Maesteg CF34 0DP
Received 24 Jul 20197 Nottage Mead Porthcawl CF36 3SA
Received 17 Oct 2022St Davids Church Hall Dunraven Place Ogmore Vale CF32 7ET
Received 21 Aug 2020Site of cafe, Locks Common Road, Rest Bay, Porthcawl
Received 18 Dec 201754 Ael-Y-Bryn North Cornelly CF33 4NU
Received 20 Apr 2016Ty Isaf Farm Shwt CF32 8UD
Received 16 Aug 202111 Heol-Y-Llwyni, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0DJ
Received 2 Jun 20265 Candleston Close Porthcawl CF36 3HL
Received 30 Jul 2008The Shieling Doddridge Way Porthcawl CF36 3ET
Received 28 Nov 20174 The Precinct Porthcawl CF36 3RF
Received 15 Nov 2016Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend
Received 2 Jul 2018Flat D St Johns Court 1 Beach Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NH
Received 20 Apr 20161 Clos Gwaith Brics Tondu CF32 9GA
Received 11 Dec 201526 Station Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HR
Received 18 Aug 200819 Green Meadow Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BJ
Received 13 Mar 201215 De Turberville Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3JG
Received 7 Jan 2014Heronstone House Hernstone Bridgend CF31 3AX
Received 26 Oct 2012Riverview House 48 Glanyrafon Road Pencoed CF35 5PR
Received 9 Jan 202016 Coed Ty Maen Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4TG
Received 25 Mar 2015Former chapel site adj 3 Waun Bant Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6DE
Received 30 Aug 2016'The Hollies' Heol Las Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 4 Aug 20118 Traws Fynydd Brackla CF31 2HR
Received 12 May 2022Records 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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