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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.
3,129 approved · 1,559 refused · 917 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
56 Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EH
Received 11 Mar 201125 Greenacres, South Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4SE
Received 5 Nov 2024Land at rear of Heol Y Mynydd Sarn CF32 9UH
Received 27 Mar 2024120 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HA
Received 29 Jul 201915A Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NN
Received 19 Oct 200934 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AA
Received 29 Sept 200975 Alma Road Maesteg CF34 9AW
Received 5 Mar 2019Ground floor 25 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EB
Received 23 Jan 202024 Gelli Goch Coity CF36 6AW
Received 30 Mar 202118 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 27 Apr 2017Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc 49 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AP
Received 10 Jan 2013Brodawel Farm Coychurch CF35 5BU
Received 25 Sept 201721 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 6 Nov 20088 Westward Close Bryntirion CF31 4XD
Received 10 Aug 202118 Bryn Melys Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DN
Received 24 Feb 20164 The Crescent Aberkenfig CF32 9PU
Received 26 Nov 2014ASDA Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AG
Received 16 Jun 202026 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DQ
Received 25 Apr 201249 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3BD
Received 13 May 2026Haregrove Farm Laleston Bridgend CF32 0NR
Received 15 Nov 2013Grass verge opposite Tondu Business Centre adjacent to Station Approach Bryn Road Tondu CF32 9BS
Received 19 Aug 20212 Bayliss Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9NX
Received 13 Nov 201475 Long Acre North Cornelly CF33 4BG
Received 25 Apr 2018Within the grounds of Co-Op store Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8NW
Received 20 May 2019Records 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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