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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.
3,054 approved · 1,543 refused · 909 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
25 Park Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DF
Received 17 Aug 201865 Alexandra Road Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HB
Received 19 Jul 2011South Parade Playing Fields South Parade Maesteg CF34 0AB
Received 20 Sept 2021Laleston Children's Play Area Adj Trelales Primary School Laleston Bridgend
Received 29 Dec 2008Land north of 12 Bridgend Road Pontycymmer CF32 8EH
Received 20 Jul 2018Mercedes House, Old Field Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LJ
Received 23 Jun 202519 Fenwick Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LD
Received 7 May 201416 Shelley Drive Bridgend CF31 4QA
Received 2 Apr 2014Land at former RAF Facility Mount Pleasant Road Stormy Down Bridgend CF33 4RS
Received 18 May 20203 Larch Close The Burrows Newton Porthcawl CF36 5AQ
Received 27 Feb 20179 Masefield Mews Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4PS
Received 25 Mar 2008145 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DD
Received 2 Sept 2022Kodak House Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Brynmenyn CF32 9LW
Received 3 Jan 2008133 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3BD
Received 4 Mar 201328 Wind Street Laleston CF32 0HU
Received 21 Jan 2020Land At Neuadd Domos Farm Maesteg CF34 9SD
Received 13 Jan 201410 Caer Newydd, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2JZ
Received 22 Jan 202619 Pentyla Maesteg CF34 0BB
Received 17 Aug 201554 Orchard Drive, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5RA
Received 8 May 2026West Plas Hall Heol West Plas Coity CF35 6BA
Received 3 Aug 2016Land At Mod St Athan Vog
Received 18 May 20098 Nant Y Wennol Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Db
Received 31 Jan 201143 Waunbant Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DE
Received 8 Aug 2011Land at Torcerrig Farm Caerau Maesteg CF34 0DL
Received 27 Apr 2017Records 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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