Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
2,868 approved · 1,485 refused · 882 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Ty Coch Avenue Coity CF35 6AH
Received 2 May 2024Unit 1a & 1b Coegnant Close Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AY
Received 23 Jan 20237 Heol Ton Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PS
Received 9 Feb 2011Junction Of Fulmar Road & Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 3RH
Received 17 Aug 2015Verge adjoining 14 Heol Tre Dwr Waterton CF31 3AJ
Received 29 Sept 2026East Of Cefn Cribbwr Garage Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BA
Received 25 Apr 2016Grand Pavilion The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YW
Received 12 Dec 201723 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 8 Feb 20237 Primrose Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BS
Received 22 May 2008Penybont Football Club Bryntirion Park Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JU
Received 14 Aug 2019109 Wood Green Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4DY
Received 21 Oct 2013Briary Wood Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PT
Received 15 Apr 2014Dunraven Arms Hotel Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EH
Received 13 Jul 20107 Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend CF35 6FB
Received 13 Feb 2024St Johns House Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 13 Mar 202033 Duffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LZ
Received 18 Jan 201025 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 12 Apr 2016107 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DR
Received 21 May 201230 Heol Cae Glas Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UG
Received 16 May 2008Land to front of Brooklands House Penyfai Road Aberkenfig CF32 9AA
Received 18 Jun 201811 Heol Waldsassen Pencoed CF35 5LW
Received 5 Oct 202036 Camberwell Avenue Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QT
Received 24 Oct 2017West Barn Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LL
Received 23 Nov 2020Flat 106A Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 1 Jul 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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