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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.
2,832 approved · 1,472 refused · 879 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1A Curwen Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AW
Received 10 Jan 2012St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 19 Jul 2021Briary wood Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PT
Received 7 Jan 20214 Elm Rise Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9SX
Received 26 Oct 20211 Green Meadow Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BJ
Received 1 Jul 201129 Woodland Avenue Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UW
Received 9 Feb 200960 Cemetery Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 OLW
Received 8 Jul 20118 The Retreat Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3RU
Received 23 Jun 2016Oldcastle Infants & Junior School South Street Bridgend CF31 3ED
Received 23 Dec 200923-27 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 7 Dec 202113 Llys Ceirios Coity CF35 6QB
Received 22 Jul 2020Haregrove Farm Laleston CF32 0NR
Received 1 Apr 201513 Ffordd Priordy Sarn CF32 9NB
Received 24 Oct 2019Land Adj 15 Heol Persondy Bettws CF32 8TH
Received 11 Jun 2014M B Jones Farm Corntown Vale Of Glamorgan CF35 5BB
Received 17 Sept 2013Sunnyside House Sunnyside Road Bridgend CF31 4AF
Received 22 Dec 2022Land at Broadlands House Broadlands Bridgend CF32 0NS
Received 31 Oct 202263 Hazel Mead Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9AQ
Received 30 Apr 201527 Litchard Terrace Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PL
Received 1 May 2009Maendy Farm Lakeside Farm Park Access Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF35 6EN
Received 17 Oct 2016Glanwenny Lodge Ewenny Road Bridgend CF35 5AW
Received 17 Aug 201828 Village Farm Industrial Estate (Cm Utlities Ltd) Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BZ
Received 28 Feb 2014Bridgend Town Centre area - 1. Top of Wyndham Street; 2. Bottom of Wyndham Street; 3. Left of the steps by Embassy Bridge between services box and CCTV pole; 4. On the riverbank wall south of the Embassy Bridge.
Received 24 Oct 2018Parc Tyn Y Coed Development Sarn Bridgend CF32 9NT
Received 4 Nov 2011Records 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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