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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.
3,039 approved · 1,540 refused · 908 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
4 Blosse Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HP
Received 2 Jun 200818 Glan Y Llyn Broadlands North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4EF
Received 24 Oct 2007Coed Parc Park Street Bridgend CF31 4HE
Received 7 Feb 202227 West End Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NE
Received 9 May 201217 Philadelphia Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3DP
Received 22 Jan 201312 Queen Street Brynmenyn CF32 9HS
Received 19 Oct 201511 Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5PY
Received 9 Sept 201548 Heol Croes Faen Porthcawl CF36 3SW
Received 21 Jan 2014Land to the west of Bryn Bragl Brackla CF31 2LP
Received 25 Jun 201951 Maple Drive Brackla CF31 2PF
Received 6 Sept 2023Ashbrook Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend CF32 9PA
Received 15 Nov 201149 Llys Pentre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DY
Received 28 Apr 201113 Charles Street Bridgend CF31 1TG
Received 12 Apr 202216 Pen y Mynydd Bettws CF32 8SE
Received 24 Feb 201727 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LQ
Received 25 Mar 200843 Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5PU
Received 22 Mar 202323 Bedw Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TF
Received 3 May 20137 Sibrwd Y Dail Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GB
Received 10 Sept 201050 Beach Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NH
Received 17 Aug 20158 Heol Bryncwtyn Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PX
Received 18 Jul 2013Plot 2 Abergarw Farm site (13 Abergarw Meadow) Abergarw Bridgend CF32 8YG
Received 1 Apr 20197 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 11 Feb 201611 Maesglas Bettws Bridgend CF32 8TF
Received 30 May 2013Heather Dale Morse Row Bryncethin Bridgend
Received 14 Oct 2008Records 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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