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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2,829 approved · 1,470 refused · 878 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adj Cwm Ogwr Fach & Ebenezer Court Blackmill Bridgend
Received 28 Aug 200937 Allt Dderw Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BZ
Received 2 Sept 201559 Heol Croesty Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LS
Received 25 Nov 201021 Nottage Mead Porthcawl CF36 3SA
Received 20 Mar 2015Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Felindre Meadows Llanharan CF35 5PZ
Received 16 Nov 2023Heronsbridge Special School Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HS
Received 20 Feb 2013Land At Waterton Lane Bridgend CF31 3YN
Received 7 Apr 2016Plots 11 & 12 Penllwyngwent Ind Est Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AX
Received 25 Nov 200935 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 28 Jun 2019Sigma3 Unit 1 Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RY
Received 5 Jul 202315 Llys Ceirios Coity CF35 6QB
Received 9 Sept 2020Crown House 316 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PL
Received 29 May 2009Land Opp. 14-25 North Street Caerau Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0PH
Received 19 Nov 2010Maesteg Rfc Llynfi Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DS
Received 31 May 2011Princess of Wales Hospital Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1RQ
Received 28 Oct 2022Porthcawl Comprehensive School Park Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3ES
Received 18 Mar 2009Dolwerdd, 50 Heol Maendy, North Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4DF
Received 11 Mar 202511 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HN
Received 10 Sept 2021Rear of Royal Oak Station Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6EP
Received 23 Dec 202039 Heol Stradling Coity CF35 6AN
Received 27 Jun 202328 Picton Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3AJ
Received 13 Jul 202067 West End Avenue Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NH
Received 12 Jun 20248 Brynffrwd Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EP
Received 27 Jan 2014Rear 5/6 Swn Y Nant Pencoed CF35 6JF
Received 13 Oct 2014Records 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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