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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.
2,874 approved · 1,486 refused · 885 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glanrhyd Heol Faen Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RX
Received 11 Jan 2013First and second floors 24a Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 23 Nov 20161 Rogers Lane Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LB
Received 4 Sept 2024Land at Blackbridge Arabian Stud Tylagwyn Pontrhyl CF32 8EJ
Received 19 Nov 201911 Swallow Close, North Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4PQ
Received 17 Jun 20253,5 & 7 Adare Street & 12 &14 Elder Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 15 Apr 2014Green Acres 31 Hillcrest Pen-y-fai Bridgend CF31 4NL
Received 7 Jun 2024Former Portway Surgery 1 The Portway Porthcawl CF36 3XB
Received 24 May 20199 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UH
Received 20 Sept 2010Land At Pwll Y Waun Pond Porthcawl
Received 25 Sept 2012Cae Court 12 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 3 Feb 201523 Philadelphia Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3DP
Received 29 May 202513 Clos Castell Newydd Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DR
Received 17 Jul 2013Unit C Dunraven Business Park Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 10 Mar 201726 Ysbryd-y-Coed Penyfai CF31 4GF
Received 16 Feb 2017Former Parc Farm Buildings Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AS
Received 17 Aug 2015Land at the rear of Manning Construction Brodawel Coychurch CF35 5BU
Received 11 Jun 201911 Kimberley Court Brackla CF31 2AA
Received 17 Sept 20247 Bragdu Pencoed CF35 6JN
Received 3 Jun 202144 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BA
Received 23 Jan 201574 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HE
Received 2 Sept 200829 Laburnum Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5UA
Received 22 Mar 2010Land Adj Brynllefraith Farm Caerau Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TA
Received 21 Jan 2013The Woodlands 67 Ystad Waun Pencoed CF35 6PW
Received 23 May 2016Records 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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