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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.
2,829 approved · 1,470 refused · 878 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
20 Newbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 3PB
Received 1 Nov 20101 Danygraig Avenue Danygraig Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 6 Feb 20177 Mackworth Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BP
Received 25 Jan 2010Brynllefrith Farm Caerau Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TN
Received 20 Nov 20088 Vernon Street Bridgend CF31 1TQ
Received 14 Dec 2011Butterfly House B&B 51 Mary Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YN
Received 1 Jun 2010Gilgal Baptist Church Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Received 15 Jun 2017Glasfryn Hendre Lane Coity Bridgend CF35 6RB
Received 16 Aug 20132 Locations At Rhosla Lane Off High Street Laleston Bridgend
Received 17 Dec 2014Shoe Zone 31 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AP
Received 18 Jan 20137 Bedford Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BW
Received 8 May 2018Frondeg Waterton Road Coychurch CF35 5EN
Received 15 Jan 201550 Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1LR
Received 5 Feb 2024Memorial Hall And Boys Club, Waun Wen Terrace, Price Town, Nant-Y-Moel, CF32 7ND
Received 6 Mar 202552 Greenfields Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SR
Received 19 Mar 201823 Chantal Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NN
Received 16 May 2022Land At Maendy Farm Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9ND
Received 6 Aug 201020, 20a & 20b Queen Street Bridgend CF31 1HX
Received 20 Aug 202512 Heol Ganol, Sarn, Bridgend, CF32 9PF
Received 26 Jun 202581 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LD
Received 26 Jun 2017The Paddocks Bryn Road Tondu CF32 9EB
Received 4 Nov 20208 Hollyhock Drive, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2NS
Received 14 Jul 202551 Abercerdin Road Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF39 8RP
Received 31 Jul 2018Unit 1, Block A York Park Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3TB
Received 9 Feb 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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