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.
3,122 approved · 1,559 refused · 917 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Bowham Avenue Bridgend CF31 3PD
Received 10 May 201779 Springfield Gardens Litchard Bridgend CF31 1HP
Received 15 Dec 2009Land adjacent to 20 Bradfield Avenue Bridgend CF31 4HL
Received 4 Nov 2019Station House Station Approach Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DY
Received 15 Apr 2008Seaview Farm Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 8TB
Received 7 Jul 201539 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 13 Dec 20109 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 8 Sept 2010Island Farm site Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 11 Dec 2020Grenan Bungalow Highland Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YH
Received 17 Aug 20115 Llangeinor Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LY
Received 9 Jul 20205 Oxford Street Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8DD
Received 12 Jun 2014Bryn Awel Pantypwllau Coity CF35 6BP
Received 21 Dec 201716 Woodland Way Sarn Bridgend CF32 9QA
Received 7 Jul 2008Ty Maen Cottage Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RE
Received 20 Jan 2017Fforchwen Farm Pontcymmer CF32 8LB
Received 10 Jul 2015Corneli Primary School Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4LW
Received 28 Aug 2026Coychurch Crematorium Heol Simonston Coity Bridgend CF35 6AB
Received 30 Aug 202222 Rectory Close Sarn Bridgend CF32 9QB
Received 9 Jan 2008Talgarth Barn Off Haul Bryn Nantymoel CF32 7NR
Received 21 May 20144 Brynmawr, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8SD
Received 24 Mar 2026Sutton Court 15 Merthyrmawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NR
Received 29 Sept 201118 Mayfield Avenue Laleston CF32 0LH
Received 13 Aug 2019Chamberlain Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YR
Received 23 Jun 2016Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 13 Aug 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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