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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.
3,091 approved · 1,554 refused · 913 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Newcastle Cottage 10 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 7 Aug 20127 Skokholm Close Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Qj
Received 22 Oct 20101 Mount Earl Close Bridgend CF31 3HA
Received 24 Aug 20223 Greenwood Close Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PJ
Received 19 Apr 2010Dyffryn Maesteg Bridgend
Received 6 Jun 2012Woodland Copse off Moel Gilau Road Lletty Brongu Llangynwyd CF32 8UG
Received 18 Nov 20192 Maes y Piod Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FJ
Received 19 Jun 2018Land south and west of The Willows Moelgilau Bettws Bridgend CF32 8UH
Received 7 Jun 202133 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed CF35 6ST
Received 14 Aug 201750 Penprysg Road Pencoed CF35 6RH
Received 20 Dec 2021The Vestry Meadow Street Pontycymmer CF32 8HG
Received 4 Jul 2017Fair View Bryncoch Road Sarn CF32 9PA
Received 13 Jul 202324 Bryneglwys Gardens Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PR
Received 22 Sept 201132 St Patricks Drive Wildmill CF31 1RP
Received 10 Jul 2017Ground floor 52 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 9 Apr 2026The Meadows Bryn Road Coychurch CF35 6AE
Received 5 Aug 2015Hsbc 11 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BU
Received 14 Mar 2011The Old Stables Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BP
Received 29 Jul 2016Plot 1 land north of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF323 9LH
Received 14 Jul 2017Trees at 159 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RT
Received 27 Sept 2016Gadlys Farm Dimbath Lane Glynogwr Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 12 Jan 202137 Maes y Wern Pencoed CF35 6TE
Received 10 Oct 2017Land east of Marlas House Marlas Road Pyle CF33 4PE
Received 14 Mar 2025Turbovil Garage Cemetery Road Maesteg CF34 0LW
Received 21 Aug 2020Records 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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