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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.
2,705 approved · 1,427 refused · 863 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Grass verge in front of 17 Aldenham Road Porthcawl CF36 5PG
Received 20 Apr 2023Plot 2, Penbryncwm Hill Penprysg Road Pencoed CF35 6NA
Received 24 Jun 2013Longacre Court Coleman Penyfai Bridgend CF32 0HD
Received 25 Aug 200944 Bryn Y Telor, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6FU
Received 23 Feb 2026Land Between Rose Cottage & Old Tavern Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PB
Received 29 Mar 20126 Chantal Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NN
Received 7 Aug 20158 Llynfi Court Maesteg CF34 9NJ
Received 29 Sept 202318-19 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BW
Received 9 May 2025Plot 41b 78 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BN
Received 19 Feb 2024Dunelm Unit 1 Parc Plaza Retail Park Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3XY
Received 18 Jan 2017Newton Down To Stormy Lane Stormy Down
Received 24 Jul 2015Evergreen Cottage Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PT
Received 25 Nov 202566 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NR
Received 8 Jul 20095-8 Meadow Street Pontycymmer CF32 8HF
Received 21 Feb 20179-10 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 8 Dec 201445 Lewis Place Porthcawl CF36 3EG
Received 16 Nov 2017Unit 2 49 Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AZ
Received 15 Jul 2011Grand Pavilion Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YW
Received 9 Sept 2026Woodland House Woodland Close Bettws CF32 8TS
Received 23 Mar 2016Opp 27 Dinam Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7PU
Received 17 Sept 2013Former Iron Works Iron Way Tondu CF32 9BF
Received 25 Oct 202357 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 18 Jan 2023St Marys R C Primary School Llangewydd Road Cefn Glas CF31 4JW
Received 21 Jul 201112 Heol Tre Dwr Waterton Bridgend CF31 3AJ
Received 21 Jun 2022Records 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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