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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3,024 approved · 1,534 refused · 906 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Parc Tyn Y Coed Development Sarn Bridgend CF32 9NT
Received 12 Mar 201529 Lime Tree Way Porthcawl CF36 5AU
Received 2 Jun 20211 Clos Glyndwr, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6AX
Received 26 Nov 2024Land at southern end of Ty Merchant Pencoed CF35 6PN
Received 22 Dec 2016Grand Pavilion, Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YW
Received 29 May 2025The Coach House Danygraig Hill Newton Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5SR
Received 3 Feb 2010Cosy Corner Eastern Promenade Porthcawl
Received 2 Nov 2021Land At 1 Troed Y Rhiw Cottages Llan Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HW
Received 13 Mar 20093 South Parade Maesteg CF34 0AB
Received 25 Feb 2015Land Off Pantyrawel Road Pantyrawel Bridgend CF32 7HY
Received 30 Oct 2013Nantymoel Service Station Stormy Lane Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7TD
Received 14 May 2008Unit 2 The Esplanade Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 1 Feb 2008Bryn y Mor Heol Broom Mawdlam CF33 4PW
Received 4 Oct 201918 Lias Road & 13 Church Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AH
Received 14 Jun 20122 Queen Street Bridgend CF31 1HX
Received 14 Jul 2014Cycle Path Adj 34 Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9EF
Received 16 Apr 2012Tesco Express Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5NH
Received 1 Apr 202219 Heol Onnen, North Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4DT
Received 13 May 202610 Cribbwr Square Kenfig Hill CF33 6NB
Received 6 Sept 2021Unit 2 Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9RB
Received 22 Aug 2016The Berwyn Centre Ogwy Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7SD
Received 5 Feb 20137 Brynglas Terrace, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6AG
Received 10 Feb 202636 Rockfields Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NS
Received 11 Mar 20112 The Green, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5PS
Received 6 Aug 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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