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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.
3,037 approved · 1,538 refused · 908 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
28 Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend CF32 9NY
Received 1 Jun 2010Carpetright Unit 4 Waterton Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 26 Aug 201040 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BD
Received 25 Apr 200822 Deri Avenue Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TU
Received 19 Mar 200819 Heronstone Park Heronstone Lane Bridgend CF31 3BZ
Received 18 Jan 201668 Highfields Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PB
Received 28 Mar 2013Field Adjacent To The Laurels Penyfai CF31 4LS
Received 7 Jul 2014Llangynwyd Village (Outskirts) Maesteg Bridgend
Received 2 Feb 2012Evergreen Cottage Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PT
Received 17 Apr 2024Unit Off Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 7 Jul 20102 Glyn-Y-Mel Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YA
Received 20 Dec 2011Land behind 42/44 Long Acre North Cornelly CF33 4BE
Received 12 Aug 201910 Park Place Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UA
Received 7 Mar 2023Land Between 6 & 7 Box Terrace Coytrahen CF32 0DW
Received 30 May 2014Buccaneer Pub Mackworth Street Porthcawl CF36 5BT
Received 1 Oct 20244 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 2 Jul 2012Land at Old Station Road Porthcawl
Received 19 Aug 2024Land to the rear of 32 Heol Llansantffraid Sarn CF32 9NW
Received 20 Feb 201813 Clos Henblas Broadlands CF31 5EU
Received 1 Jul 202413 King Edward Street, Blaengarw, CF32 8ND
Received 10 Nov 20259 Dan Y Deri Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BG
Received 30 Dec 2015North Lodge Penyfai CF31 4NG
Received 25 Oct 201627 Magpie Place Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FJ
Received 9 May 202377 High Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HL
Received 15 Mar 2010Records 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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