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.
2,973 approved · 1,512 refused · 899 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 Coegnant Road Maesteg CF34 0TD
Received 19 Oct 2020Ffos Farm Cwmdu Road Maesteg CF34 0DG
Received 11 May 2022Land at Moor Lane Porthcawl CF36 3EJ
Received 16 Mar 202010 The Whimbrels Porthcawl CF36 3TR
Received 2 May 201712 Nottage Mead Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SA
Received 30 Sept 2010Overflow C/Park Waterton Retail Park Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3TN
Received 10 May 201243 Rockfields, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3NT
Received 12 Feb 2026Swashways 25 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3HS
Received 30 Oct 2014Redfern Glen View Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LZ
Received 13 Jun 20086 Bedw Street Maesteg CF34 0TF
Received 9 Mar 2015Crossways 97/99 High Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HL
Received 14 Jan 201578 High Street Heol y Cyw CF35 6HY
Received 27 May 2021102 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DA
Received 31 Jul 2008Land at rear of 13 Salisbury Road Maesteg CF34 9EG
Received 12 Apr 2024Car Parks, Brewery Lane, Bridgend
Received 8 Feb 2012The Woodlands Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JD
Received 28 Jul 201515 The Burrows Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AJ
Received 6 Jun 201129 Litchard Terrace Litchard Bridgend
Received 16 Oct 200880 John Street Nantymoel CF32 7SU
Received 22 Dec 201417 Llys Yr Onnen Coity CF35 6FA
Received 9 Aug 201929 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend CF32 9HE
Received 15 Apr 20081 Vernon Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5LN
Received 26 Apr 2024Welsh Designer Outlet The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 14 Dec 200943 Davis Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9JJ
Received 4 Jun 2008Records 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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