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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.
2,897 approved · 1,495 refused · 890 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
168 Ffordd Cadfan, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2DR
Received 14 Aug 20251 Heol Bradford, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8TG
Received 31 Dec 20244 Rowan Drive Porthcawl CF36 5AT
Received 22 Apr 202162 Davies Terrace Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0HB
Received 13 Nov 2020The Range Units 6/7 Waterton Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3TN
Received 11 Apr 201329 Coronation Road Llangynwyd CF34 9TA
Received 10 Nov 2015Owen's Road Services Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3XU
Received 14 Aug 2012Land Next To Pier Hotel Esplanade Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BW
Received 3 Dec 20133 Heol Y Fronfraith Fawr Broadlands CF31 5FR
Received 21 Jan 2022Plot B2 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 29 Mar 2021Chamberlain House Bryncethin CF32 9YR
Received 4 Jun 201820 Rest Bay Close Porthcawl CF36 3UN
Received 20 Jan 2020Ty'r Adar Ystrad Waun Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PW
Received 8 Aug 201215 Chestnut Drive Porthcawl CF36 5AD
Received 23 Mar 2021Land Adj Ward Jones (Bridgend) Limited Horsefair Road Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3YN
Received 2 Mar 201512 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5NG
Received 2 Dec 2013Channel View 16 Heol Ton Ton Kenfig CF33 4PS
Received 18 Sept 2019Orchard House Vicarage Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9PF
Received 4 Oct 2013North Cornelly Community Centre Heol Las North Cornelly CF33 4AS
Received 5 Feb 201913 Ger Y Coed Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LA
Received 22 May 20131 Anglia Close, Litchard, Bridgend, CF31 1QX
Received 26 Sept 2025Wickes Picton Court Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 9 Aug 2022Happy Valley Caravan Park Wig Fach Porthcawl CF32 0NG
Received 28 Feb 202514 Hill View, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4ED
Received 27 Feb 2026Records 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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