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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.
2,998 approved · 1,521 refused · 904 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Cwrt Ty Mawr, Wyndham, Ogmore Vale, CF32 7EQ
Received 25 Mar 202533 Tan Y Bryn Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RT
Received 28 Jun 2013Pencoed Rugby Club Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5PB
Received 14 May 2021Toad Hall 2 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 2 Nov 201727 Cheltenham Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PT
Received 20 Feb 2012Corntown Farm Corntown Vale Of Glamorgan
Received 7 Aug 2015Grosvenor Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LD
Received 16 Jan 2024Ford Engine Plant Waterton Industial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PJ
Received 2 Feb 201519 Sker Walk Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3RA
Received 19 Apr 202210 Walters Road Bridgend CF31 4HE
Received 7 Jul 2020West Farm Stables Ty Canol Porthcawl CF36 3SY
Received 14 Jun 201325 Gregory Close Pencoed CF35 6RF
Received 25 May 202110 Clos y Grug Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3RW
Received 26 May 201729 Clos Castell Newydd Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DR
Received 27 Jun 2018Capel Bethania Bethania Street Maesteg CF34 9EX
Received 12 Sept 20173 Pine Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NX
Received 18 Apr 201321 Highland Court Bryncethin CF32 9US
Received 5 Oct 202036 Ffordd Sanderling Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 17 Dec 2015Emmaus Nant Lais off Heol y Nant Bryntirion CF31 4SD
Received 25 May 202232 Honeysuckle Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NT
Received 29 Jan 2008Minafon Farm Ystrad Waun Pencoed CF35 6PW
Received 15 Jul 2019Land At Ty Draw Farm Pyle
Received 30 Oct 20159 Brynglas Terrace Pyle CF33 6AG
Received 7 Mar 2018Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 12 Sept 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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