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2,868 approved · 1,485 refused · 883 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Bethany Chapel Hermon Road Maesteg CF34 0SU
Received 27 Jan 2020The Old Fire Station Pandy Park Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9RE
Received 28 Feb 2014Plot adjacent to 48 Maes Dewi Pritchard Brackla CF31 2ET
Received 23 Aug 201796 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PW
Received 4 May 2010335A New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PH
Received 16 Nov 2011Land north of Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5HU
Received 19 Nov 2019Harbour Bar & Kitchen Unit 1 The Jennings Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 22 Dec 2017Land At Entrance Points To Betws Betws Bridgend
Received 23 Dec 2009Land at Tynewydd Farm Bettws CF32 8TJ
Received 3 Feb 201728 Chestnut Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AD
Received 20 Jul 2009Bridgend Sorting Office Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 19 Feb 2019The Coach Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DH
Received 30 May 2018Thorncroft Coytrahen CF32 0DR
Received 5 Jun 2018Unit 3 Parc Plaza Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 27 Nov 2015Mount View 46 Hall Drive North Cornelly CF33 4HR
Received 9 Aug 2021Land Parcel R5/R25 Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 4 Nov 2011Ronnies Commercials Clos-Yr-Osaf Porthcawl CF36 5TH
Received 18 Nov 2020B & Q Unit 1 Royal London Park Waterton CF31 3TN
Received 6 Jul 2018Glanrhyd Farm Angelton Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LL
Received 24 Mar 2014Side Garden Area 77 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RY
Received 11 Jul 2013Cefn Carfan Ganol Farm Heol Laethog Bryncethin CF32 9JE
Received 19 Sept 201664 Maes y Cadno Coity CF35 6DF
Received 9 Oct 2023Pandy Park Playing Fields, Terfyn, Ynysawdre, CF32 9EN
Received 6 Dec 202422 Hollyhock Drive Brackla CF31 2NS
Received 14 Feb 2018Records 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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