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.
2,904 approved · 1,497 refused · 890 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
Bridgend Tennis Club Church Road Bridgend CF31 3AZ
Received 2 Sept 202243 Ffynon y Maen Pyle CF33 6JE
Received 22 Jun 201779 Bryntirion Hill, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4BY
Received 20 Aug 2026Gilgal Baptist Church Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Received 6 May 2016The Stone Barn Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5LP
Received 4 Feb 201524 Laleston Close Porthcawl CF36 3HW
Received 27 Jan 20141 Hazel Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RG
Received 5 Sept 2008Tusker View Cefn Cross Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0EY
Received 24 Jul 2013The Wicked Lady 11 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AX
Received 1 Jul 2013Shortlands, Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF3 5EB
Received 30 Oct 201533 Hartshorn Terrace Caerau Maesteg CF34 0YA
Received 6 Mar 2024131 Llangewydd Road, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4JT
Received 3 Mar 202516 Blaen y Fro Pencoed CF35 6RY
Received 21 Aug 201780 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HE
Received 16 Jun 202011 Cuckoo Street Pantygog Bridgend CF32 8DR
Received 3 Aug 201124 Shakespeare Avenue Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4RY
Received 29 Dec 201530 Brynheulog Brynmenyn CF32 9HP
Received 11 Jan 201734 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LQ
Received 5 Mar 2010Side garden of 77 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RY
Received 26 Apr 20213a Prince Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6ED
Received 26 Apr 20181 Williams Terrace Brynmenyn CF32 9LS
Received 8 May 2019Land at Broadlands House Broadlands Bridgend CF32 0NS
Received 11 Feb 2022Adj 54 Blaengarw Road Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 2 Aug 201237 West Street Maesteg CF34 9AF
Received 31 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage