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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.
2,673 approved · 1,417 refused · 860 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Grass verge opposite Tondu Business Centre Adjacent to Station Approach Bryn Road Tondu CF32 9BS
Received 26 Mar 20217 Elder Street Bridgend CF31 1EU
Received 1 Dec 2011139 Hendre Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6TN
Received 27 Jan 2026Lluest Fach Pant Rhosla Road Court Colman Bridgend CF32 0HE
Received 29 Dec 20152 Park Court Road Bridgend CF31 4BW
Received 17 Aug 202313 Heol Faen, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0JA
Received 28 Mar 2025South Wales Police Headquarters Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 17 Nov 202212 Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SN
Received 8 Jun 2009Land adj 30 Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4PG
Received 20 Sept 20179 Daren Close Maesteg CF34 0YX
Received 15 Apr 202119 Llys Briallen Brackla CF31 2BG
Received 15 Nov 2021Unit 3 / 4 Pentre Felin Retail Park Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DP
Received 7 Mar 2017Ruhamah Welsh Baptist Church Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EF
Received 15 Dec 2020Victoria House 38-40 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 14 Mar 2012Land at Wickes car park Waterton CF31 3XX
Received 19 Oct 2023Plot 17 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8YG
Received 19 Feb 201926 Glynstell Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NN
Received 3 Dec 201213 Trem Y Dyffryn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AP
Received 11 May 201820 Nottage Mead Porthcawl CF36 3SA
Received 15 Feb 202127 Ton Tylluan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BE
Received 20 Jun 202210 Verland Way Pencoed CF35 6TY
Received 28 Jun 2023Shoe Zone 31 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AP
Received 28 Jun 201316 Heol Y Sheet North Cornelly CF33 4EY
Received 29 Jul 2019St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 31 Mar 2011Records 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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