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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.
2,717 approved · 1,432 refused · 865 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rose Cottage Bryn Road Coychurch Bridgend CF35 6AE
Received 19 Jan 2016The White Wheat Zig Zag Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EH
Received 3 Jan 201812 Bryn Derlwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EN
Received 30 Mar 2017Post Office 15 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PF
Received 13 Mar 20139 Lon Yr Helyg Coity Bridgend CF35 6DD
Received 27 Jun 202239 Heol y Fronfraith Fawr Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FR
Received 9 Mar 20175 - 7a Ffordd Yr Eglwys North Cornelly CF33 4HW
Received 15 Feb 202145 Chantal Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NN
Received 21 Oct 20141 Elizabeth Road Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4RS
Received 1 Nov 201239 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 6 Jul 2012The Shieling Carlton Place Porthcawl CF36 3ET
Received 12 Sept 2018Myrtle Cottage Farm Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0HA
Received 31 Jul 201821 Rectory Close Sarn Bridgend CF32 9QB
Received 20 Nov 20123 Llewellyn Drive Penyfai CF31 4NX
Received 12 Apr 2023Land East Of Cwrt Y Mwnws Former Maesteg Washery Site Maesteg Bridgend
Received 23 May 201211 Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5PB
Received 2 Aug 2016Plot 15 Porth Y Castell Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6FA
Received 8 Aug 201358 Redlands Close Pencoed CF35 6YU
Received 5 Mar 201411 Heol Y Foelas Bryntirion CF31 4RR
Received 1 Jun 2023Coed Parc Rise, Bridgend
Received 8 Sept 2026Greenmeadow Inn Green Meadow Terrace Llangeinor CF32 8PD
Received 17 Sept 202610 St Andrews Road Wildmill Bridgend CF31 1RX
Received 3 Apr 2013Woodstock Stud Mountain Lane Llangeinor CF32 8PN
Received 20 Dec 2018Blackmill Service Station The Square Blackmill CF35 6DR
Received 5 Dec 2014Records 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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