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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.
3,045 approved · 1,543 refused · 909 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty'r Ardd Sunnyside Road Bridgend CF31 4DT
Received 24 Jan 202041 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HY
Received 28 May 200927 Clos Joslin Litchard Bridgend CF35 6BX
Received 23 Sept 201377 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 15 Jan 20187 Llangwm Way Porthcawl CF36 3DE
Received 17 Jun 2013Coychurch Pavilion Main Road Coychurch
Received 17 Apr 202577 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DH
Received 28 Jun 201626-28 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EN
Received 19 Nov 202180 Rockfields Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NT
Received 26 Sept 200837 Maes Y Wern Pencoed CF35 6TE
Received 2 Feb 2017Entrance To The Estate Millers Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Bridgend CF32 9TD
Received 11 Nov 2010Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 29 Apr 201938 Carlton Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3ET
Received 8 Feb 2008Bridgend Data Centre Bridgend Science Park Technology Drive Bridgend CF31 3NA
Received 16 Oct 2008Sea View Farm Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5TB
Received 22 Jul 202430 Llys Penfro, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5NQ
Received 9 Mar 202616 Woodlands Rise Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4SW
Received 30 Apr 201518 Llys Briallen Brackla CF31 2BG
Received 11 Sept 2017Former Boiler House Quarella Road Wildmill CF31 1AH
Received 15 Feb 2021Unit B9 New Street Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3UD
Received 23 May 202210 Lias Road Porthcawl CF36 3AH
Received 24 Aug 202320 Esgair Y Maes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BL
Received 10 May 2016Glanllyn Kenfig CF33 4PT
Received 14 Oct 2022Garddau-Hen, Rhiwceiliog, Bridgend, CF35 6NH
Received 10 Jul 2026Records 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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