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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.
3,024 approved · 1,534 refused · 906 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 7 Dec 2009Tyne House Lawrence Close Bridgend CF31 1JY
Received 26 Nov 2012Land east of Cwm Felin & south of Graig Terrace/Ebenezer Terrace Blackmill CF35 6EJ
Received 10 Jul 2025Garage site off Simpsons Way Pyle CF33 6LG
Received 20 Aug 201992 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EU
Received 23 Nov 2011Lidl Store Ffordd Antwn Tondu CF32 9GD
Received 12 Oct 2022Carreg Llwyd Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend CF35 6AU
Received 7 Jul 202532 Cwrt Pantyrawel Lewistown Bridgend CF32 7HW
Received 10 Oct 2008Land to the west of Bryn Bragl Brackla CF31 2LP
Received 14 Apr 20214 Locks Lane Porthcawl CF36 3HY
Received 14 May 2021Land Adj 15 Heol Persondy Bettws CF32 8TH
Received 11 Dec 20142 Locks Common Road Porthcawl CF36 3HU
Received 3 May 2022Land adj Waun Wen Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PH
Received 13 Sept 2019Land at Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0DA
Received 21 Nov 202515 Llys Y Wennol Coity CF35 6FD
Received 11 Mar 2020Locks Lane Playing Fields Locks Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HY
Received 4 Sept 2013Land Adj Pleasant View Caerau Maesteg Bridgend
Received 4 Mar 200914 Heol Maendy Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UW
Received 30 May 201378 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LE
Received 11 May 20102 Heol Y Groes Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PE
Received 15 Mar 201012 Woodland Terrace Pantyrawel Bridgend CF32 7LB
Received 27 Aug 202136-38 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EJ
Received 29 Sept 202331 Mervyn Way Pencoed CF35 6JH
Received 22 Apr 202121 Curlew Road Porthcawl CF36 3QA
Received 15 Nov 2016Records 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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