Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
2,810 approved · 1,465 refused · 877 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Pheasant Heol Eglwys Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LY
Received 12 Aug 2009Cae Rosser Farm Glynogwr CF35 6EL
Received 9 Nov 2011Heol Y Cyw Social Club 27-31 Pant Hirwaun Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HH
Received 2 Feb 201035 Neath Road Maesteg CF34 9EE
Received 24 Dec 2014Llynfi Afan Wind farm to Caerau village Maesteg
Received 18 Nov 2021Flat 1 14 Blundell Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3YY
Received 25 Sept 2014Springfield 102 Heol West Plas Coity Bridgend CF35 6BH
Received 4 May 20211 Locks Court Porthcawl CF36 3JJ
Received 27 Aug 201356 Honeysuckle Way Brackla CF31 2NT
Received 9 Nov 2020Land at former Archbishop Mcgrath School Heol yr Ysgol Tondu CF32 9EG
Received 29 Jul 2016Plot 22 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 9LN
Received 8 May 20187 Blundell Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YY
Received 1 Aug 2012The Cow Shed Felindre Mill Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5HU
Received 20 Jun 201718 Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HY
Received 7 Apr 201562 Tairfelin, Wildmill, Bridgend, CF31 1SJ
Received 30 Jan 2026Land Off Bryn Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 31 Mar 2009Land between 170 & 183 Oakwood Maesteg CF34 9UD
Received 5 May 201717 Ty Fry Close Brynmenyn CF32 8YB
Received 30 Jun 2022Stormy Down Anaerobic Digestion Facility Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 28 May 2020Land at Brynteg Upper School Ewenny Rad Bridgend CF31 3ER
Received 9 Jun 202079a Meadow Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EY
Received 1 Feb 20183 Alexandra Road & 4 Alexandra Road Maesteg CF34 0PL
Received 25 Feb 202113 Wordsworth Avenue & 15 Wordsworth Avenue Cefn Glas CF31 4SB
Received 13 Mar 2019Ty Maen Cottage Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RE
Received 13 Jul 2015Records 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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