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.
3,005 approved · 1,525 refused · 905 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Stormy Farm Pyle CF33 4AA
Received 16 Mar 2015Ty Y Bryn Highland Avenue Bryncethin CF32 9YH
Received 14 Jul 201420 Badgers Brook Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QS
Received 6 Oct 2010Danbury Heol yr Ynys Bridgend CF31 3LF
Received 16 Dec 20163 Stable Lane Pantygog Bridgend CF32 8DQ
Received 23 Feb 2015Brodawel Farm Coychurch CF35 5BU
Received 17 Jul 201982 Trem-Y-Mor, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2HB
Received 20 Aug 2025R/O 2 Pascoes Avenue Bridgend Cf31 4Pq
Received 31 Aug 2010Land At 11 The Retreat Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3TF
Received 2 Feb 201039 Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HY
Received 2 Oct 2019Cae Court 12 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 16 May 201124 Waunlon Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RT
Received 17 Apr 2012Bryncethin General Store Bridgend Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YR
Received 12 Mar 2012Land north of 5 Pascoes Avenue and land adjacent to Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4JL
Received 25 Apr 2023Texaco Petrol Filling Station Nisa Local Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3BD
Received 18 Sept 2023Land off Convil Road Blaengarw CF32 8BN
Received 1 Dec 2017Land South Of Haulfryn Ffordd Y Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 15 Aug 20128 Clos Y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GD
Received 25 Aug 2016Plot 2 Former St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5DS
Received 13 Nov 202334 Church View Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HF
Received 27 Feb 20125 Swn Y Nant Pencoed CF35 6JF
Received 5 Nov 2013The Rectory Bettws Road Bettws Bridgend CF32 8TB
Received 15 Jan 201332 Albert Street Maesteg CF34 0UF
Received 3 Aug 201820 Tre Newydd Kenfig Hill CF33 6EZ
Received 5 Jan 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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