Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
3,114 approved · 1,558 refused · 916 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hebron House Meadow Close Coychurch CF35 5HH
Received 9 Nov 2022Asda Stores Ltd Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AU
Received 9 Apr 20213 Nottage Mead Porthcawl CF36 3SA
Received 4 Jun 2019Land at City Farm Bettws Road Bettws CF32 8UW
Received 16 Jan 20268 Bank Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LX
Received 12 Aug 2011Cheapside (Asda) Bridgend
Received 1 Oct 20076 & 7 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BT
Received 22 Sept 202022 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 18 Jun 20215 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5ET
Received 23 Feb 201025 Ystrad Waun, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6PW
Received 4 Nov 202413 Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9DG
Received 24 Oct 202323 Westfield Crescent Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SG
Received 28 Aug 202627 Llynfi Road Maesteg CF34 9DS
Received 2 Mar 20125 Abergarw Meadow Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 28 Oct 20221 Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Received 27 Feb 2023Ysgol Y Ferch O'r Sger Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LW
Received 6 Aug 201311 Lias Road Porthcawl CF36 3AH
Received 21 Jul 201533 Market Street Bridgend CF31 1LL
Received 27 May 201119 Wildmill Lane Bridgend CF31 1RW
Received 26 Jan 200914 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 28 Sept 201648 Crescent Road Sarn Bridgend CF32 9PE
Received 21 Jun 201037 Maes Y Wern Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TE
Received 7 Aug 201416 Curlew Close Porthcawl CF36 3QB
Received 26 Sept 201325 Llan Road Maesteg CF34 9HN
Received 23 Jul 2018Records 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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