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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.
2,675 approved · 1,419 refused · 861 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 29 Jul 2021Bridgend College Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 13 May 202123 Hunters Ridge Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LH
Received 19 May 2014Chapel Mews Chapel Street Bridgend CF31 3BT
Received 4 Dec 2009Unit 45A Designer Outlet Village Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 26 Oct 2012Hendre Post Farm A4061 Cefn Carfan Road To Danycoed Access Blackmill CF35 6DP
Received 9 Mar 2021175 Oxford Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8DE
Received 26 Aug 2011Cherry Tree Stables Woodlands Park Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EB
Received 3 Jun 2011Kimberley, Heol Canola, Sarn, Bridgend, CF32 9TS
Received 29 Jul 2025Ty Risha Pen-Y-Cae Bridgend CF32 9SN
Received 21 Mar 201649 Ynysteg Ynysawdre Bridgend CF32 9EU
Received 1 May 2024Thornleigill, Curwen Terrace, North Cornelly, CF33 4BP
Received 22 Apr 202520 Bridgend Road Porthcawl CF36 5RN
Received 31 Dec 201920 Bredenbury Gardens Porthcawl CF36 3NY
Received 6 Jun 201888 Pisgah Street, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6DA
Received 18 Feb 202559 Ewenny Road, Bridgend, CF31 3HY
Received 10 Apr 2026Seagulls Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 22 Jun 2021222 Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NL
Received 25 Sept 2019Porthcawl Cemetery Pyle Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5TB
Received 21 Jan 2011Former Blaenllynfi School Grosvenor Terrace Maesteg CF34 0RW
Received 19 Sept 2023Prince of Wales 119 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DL
Received 30 Jun 202227 Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EG
Received 3 May 2012The White House Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PT
Received 8 Aug 2016Cwm Risca Farm Tondu Bridgend CF32 0EH
Received 7 Oct 2025Records 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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