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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.
3,044 approved · 1,543 refused · 908 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 Bedford Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BW
Received 27 Oct 20204 Albany Road Pontycymmer CF32 8HE
Received 5 Apr 2018Maesteg Town Hall Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 16 Sept 20153b Crown Row Maesteg CF34 0LG
Received 16 Feb 2021Plot Adj 22 Queen Street Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HS
Received 12 Dec 201231 Austin Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 5RS
Received 18 Jun 2018Parc Stormy Mount Pleasant Road Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 21 Sept 202323 Parkfields Penyfai CF31 4NQ
Received 3 Oct 20165,7,9,10,11,12,14,21,21A,24,37,49,49A,51,51A,53,53A,55,55A, 57,59,59A,61,61A Newcastle Hill & 3,5,9,11,13,15 The Square Bridgend
Received 27 May 20165 Bragdu Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JN
Received 26 Apr 201316 Heol Yr Ysgol Cefn Glas CF31 4RU
Received 11 Dec 2020Land At Waterton Cross Roundabout Bridgend
Received 17 May 2012105 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RY
Received 6 May 2008Halifax Plc 32 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BA
Received 24 Apr 20138 Crossfield Avenue Porthcawl Cf36 3La
Received 11 Aug 201016 Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LW
Received 9 Dec 200810 St Andrews Road Wildmill Bridgend CF31 1RX
Received 27 Oct 200818 Cae Bryn Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4DR
Received 14 May 200910 Raphael Avenue Brackla Bridgend CF31 2AU
Received 30 May 2008Land Rear Of 9 Penprysg Road Pencoed CF35 6SS
Received 30 Sept 2015Land Btwn Lifeboat Rd & Marine Ter Fronting The Square & Knights Arms Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 26 Feb 2014Cae Abbott Holiday Cottages Cae Abbott Farm Llangeinor Arms access road from A4093 Llangeinor CF32 8RX
Received 6 Oct 2020Bridgend Tennis Club Church Road off Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NN
Received 14 Jul 202139 Anglesey Way Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3QP
Received 17 Sept 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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