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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.
2,864 approved · 1,483 refused · 882 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Nant Y Wennol Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DB
Received 7 Aug 201217 Sandpiper Road Porthcawl CF36 3UF
Received 20 Jul 202324 Newbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 3PB
Received 1 Aug 2023Ty Elis 14 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HG
Received 22 Aug 2012Former Olympia Cinema 23 – 27 High Street Ogmore Vale
Received 19 Nov 202490 Mill View Estate Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 13 Mar 202468 Eleanor Close Pencoed CF35 6RD
Received 6 Sept 20218 Dan Y Bryn Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7NU
Received 23 Sept 2013Sea View Farm Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5TB
Received 11 Nov 2015Lower Danygraig Farm Elder Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RH
Received 30 Nov 20102 Heol Cae Tyla Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5HR
Received 12 Jan 2011Riverside Yard R/O Bridge Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AL
Received 6 Aug 2008Piggery Barn, Manor Farm, Bridgend Road, Porthcawl, CF36 5SP
Received 15 Apr 20263 Island Farm Close Bridgend CF31 3LY
Received 26 Nov 2020Ty Newydd Nicholls Road Coytrahen CF32 0EP
Received 19 May 2021Land to north of Blandy Hall Laleston Community Council office off High Street Laleston CF32 0HN
Received 9 Oct 201823 Moorlands Road Bridgend CF31 3DR
Received 3 Nov 201736 Alexander Road Pontycymmer CF32 8HB
Received 3 Jul 2017Coytrahen Community Centre Nicholls Road Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 0EB
Received 13 Oct 2021X R Training Centre 11 Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BL
Received 15 Aug 2012Kandy Heol Ton Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PS
Received 1 Jul 20084 Hillsboro Court Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4DJ
Received 11 Dec 200917 Golden Terrace, Maesteg, CF34 9BX
Received 19 Aug 202555 Llwyn Castan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 26 Feb 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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