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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.
2,697 approved · 1,423 refused · 862 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Waun View, Victoria Road, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6ER
Received 22 May 20267 Oaklands Road, Bridgend, CF31 4SN
Received 30 Dec 202455 Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SN
Received 3 Jan 2018Braichycymmer Arms Pleasant View Pontyrhyl CF32 8BJ
Received 16 Dec 2016Plot 14 Abergarw Farm site (9 Abergarw Meadow) Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 28 Jan 201911 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HN
Received 25 Feb 20105 Tanyrallt Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PQ
Received 15 Sept 200956 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DA
Received 8 Nov 2010Waun Davey House, Heol Llan, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6BU
Received 10 Nov 202520 Pendre Bridgend Cf31 1Ny
Received 9 Jul 2010Garage 1 Bridgend Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RL
Received 15 Jul 2009St Cynwyds Church Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SB
Received 7 Feb 2011Rear of Owen Fuels Unit 6 Litchard Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AL
Received 14 Jun 2019Aberkenfig Spiritualist Church Pandy Road Aberkenfig Bridgend
Received 23 Mar 201236 Bowham Avenue Bridgend CF31 3PA
Received 10 Feb 202211 Aldenham Road, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5PG
Received 1 Oct 202513 Heol Yr Ysgol, Coity, Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 3 Dec 2024168 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BH
Received 1 Jun 2023Ty Newydd Farm Dan yr Eglwys Bettws CF32 8TJ
Received 2 Sept 20221 Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JN
Received 1 Oct 2009132 Commercial Street (Ground Floor) Maesteg CF34 9DW
Received 23 Jul 2018Existing tractor and machine store South Road Farm Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3TB
Received 19 Jan 20225 Bradfield Road Bridgend CF31 4HJ
Received 9 Nov 2016Severn Trent Laboratories Unit 2 Technology Drive Bridgend CF31 3NA
Received 21 Aug 2012Records 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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