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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.
2,684 approved · 1,422 refused · 861 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 1 Garth Drive Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AQ
Received 17 Aug 2023Nottage Timber Merchants Unit 29 Heol Mostyn Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BJ
Received 13 Sept 2017Sheradene Ifor Terrace Blackmill CF35 6ET
Received 2 Nov 202037 West Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AF
Received 29 Apr 2010Sherwood House 51 Angelton Green Penyfai CF31 4LQ
Received 18 Sept 20231 Heol Ton Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PS
Received 4 Oct 2013Haregrove Farm Tranch Laleston CF32 0NR
Received 23 Jul 20208 Parcau Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SY
Received 3 Oct 201818 Parkfields Road Bridgend CF31 4BH
Received 13 Feb 2020Rear gardens 2 & 4 Rockfields Close Porthcawl CF36 3PD
Received 14 Jul 2022Unit 2 Bridgend Designer Outlet McArthur Glen Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 11 Apr 202349 Long Acre North Cornelly CF33 4BG
Received 28 Mar 201929 Maes Tanrallt Brackla CF31 2LR
Received 26 Sept 2019Old Kings Head Hotel High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 20 Jun 2024Flat 4 17 Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DP
Received 20 Jul 2009171 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg CF34 0PD
Received 27 Mar 2024Land To The East Of Moor Lane Porthcawl
Received 29 Apr 2015Land Adj Community Centre Mount Pleasant Bryntirion
Received 28 Jan 2009Car park adjacent to 108 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DA
Received 15 Dec 20161 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SN
Received 1 Jul 2011100 Parc Tyn Y Waun Llangynwyd Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9RH
Received 6 Apr 20101 The Parc Bridgend CF31 3LS
Received 14 Jun 2010Land at City Farm Bettws Road Bettws CF32 8UW
Received 16 Jan 202613 Westward Place Llangewydd Court Bridgend CF31 4XA
Received 7 Aug 2017Records 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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