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.
2,812 approved · 1,466 refused · 877 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 31 May 2019Nantmwth Fach Farm Shwt CF32 8UW
Received 18 May 20219 Caldy Close Porthcawl CF36 3QL
Received 2 Jun 2015118 High Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DU
Received 8 Jun 2010Santander Uk Plc 13 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 28 Sept 20123 Cae Canol Porthcawl CF36 3RS
Received 26 Jun 2014Land Off Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend
Received 5 Aug 201345 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3HS
Received 10 Jan 2022Land rear of 33 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 5 Apr 2018Sainsburys Supermarket The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9ST
Received 17 Aug 2017Orchard House, Heol-Yr-Ysgol, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6BL
Received 28 Aug 2026Kfc Hernston Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3ND
Received 20 Dec 2010Heritage Hotel 24 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YA
Received 20 Mar 201990 Heol Croesty Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LT
Received 13 Jun 2012Brynna House Bettws Road Bettws CF32 8TA
Received 21 Dec 2022Gelli Farm Rogers Lane Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0EU
Received 25 Jan 2018Land off Oakwood Drive Maesteg CF34 9TS
Received 28 Aug 202643 Llys Pentre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DY
Received 17 Aug 2012The Star Public House 144 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DW
Received 22 Jul 20248 Caerllysi Pencoed CF35 6JJ
Received 9 Oct 2019Land Rear Of 10 Oak Terrace Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 0DY
Received 29 Jan 2010Swn Y Deryn, Heol-Yr-Ysgol, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6BL
Received 8 Jul 202619 St Georges Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1RS
Received 23 Apr 201245 Heol Tyn-y-garn Pen-y-Fai Bridgend CF31 4PA
Received 17 Jan 2024Records 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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