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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.
3,097 approved · 1,555 refused · 913 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 - 27 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 21 Jan 20161 Ballas Close North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4EP
Received 3 Dec 2007Wilderness Allotments Heol Y Goedwig Porthcawl CF36 5HY
Received 16 Oct 2015Harpen House Llan Maesteg CF34 9SB
Received 30 Jan 200853 & 55 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AD
Received 11 Jul 202346 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LQ
Received 2 Mar 202318 Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NG
Received 22 Dec 201132 Newbridge Gardens, Bridgend, CF31 3PB
Received 6 Jun 202553 Garfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QA
Received 18 Jan 2008Grass verge adjacent to Penylan House Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas CF31 4QP
Received 19 Jan 2023Plot 70 Porth Y Castell Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6DQ
Received 12 Nov 2013141 Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TN
Received 17 Nov 2009The Co-Operative Food, Lias Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3AH
Received 12 Jan 202638 Moorlands Road Bridgend CF31 3DR
Received 21 Apr 2023The Stables Gilfach Orfydd Dimbath Lane Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EG
Received 15 Aug 2011Blaen-Cwmdu Farm Cwmdu Road Garth Maesteg CF34 0DH
Received 2 Nov 201884 Pyle Inn Way Plye CF33 6LH
Received 29 Oct 2015Land to west of 8 Garnwen Terrace Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0ET
Received 28 Aug 202558 Hendre Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6TN
Received 29 Oct 202424 Pwllcarn Terrace, Blaengarw, CF32 8AS
Received 17 Oct 2025The Hollies Heol yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 30 Nov 2023Plots 5,6 & 7 St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 5 Feb 2021Land at City Farm Bettws Road Bettws CF32 8UW
Received 3 Mar 202226 Station Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HR
Received 12 Mar 2009Records 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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