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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.
3,060 approved · 1,544 refused · 909 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Rear Of The Stables Off Morfa Street Bridgend
Received 26 Nov 200748 Minffrwd Road Pencoed CF35 6SD
Received 12 Jul 2016Gwalia House Duffryn Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0SS
Received 9 Apr 200914 Springfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1NP
Received 13 Nov 2015Blue Seas Guest House 72 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NE
Received 1 Apr 201136 Church View Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HF
Received 14 Apr 20085 Alison Court Porthcawl CF36 5SA
Received 30 Jul 2009Land West of Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DF
Received 23 Apr 2026Land At Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend
Received 12 Aug 20081 Picton Street Maesteg CF34 0EW
Received 5 Apr 2019Land Off Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 26 Aug 2008Dylans Bryn Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LR
Received 16 Jan 2017Land Between Cymmer & Caerau Afan Valley Port Talbot
Received 6 Jan 2009Unit 4 Parc Plaza Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 27 May 2016Entrance To Ewenny Road Ind Estate Maesteg Bridgend
Received 3 Oct 2008'Danbury' Heol Yr Ynys A48 By Pass Road Bridgend CF31 3LF
Received 18 Feb 2016Archdeacon John Lewis Primary School Brackla Way Brackla CF31 2JS
Received 1 Nov 2016The Rest Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 9 Oct 2018Land off Oakwood Drive Maesteg CF34 9TS
Received 28 Aug 202631 The Rest Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 9 Aug 202328 Princess Street Maesteg CF34 9BD
Received 21 May 2020The Hydrangers 23 Maesteg Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LD
Received 4 Jul 2012The Engine House Parc Tondu Tondu Briidgend CF32 9TF
Received 16 Oct 2009Land at Brackla Industrial Estate Off Wyndham Close Bridgend CF31 2AN
Received 28 Apr 2016Records 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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