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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.
3,141 approved · 1,561 refused · 917 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 24 Afon Gardens Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LF
Received 25 Nov 20143 Caer Berllan Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RR
Received 26 Aug 201555 Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LQ
Received 25 Aug 2022Biomet Merck Ltd Brocastle Avenue Waterton CF31 3XA
Received 17 Mar 201668 Heol West Plas Coity Bridgend CF35 6BA
Received 23 Nov 201064 Eleanor Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RD
Received 27 May 2010Embassy car park Brewery Lane Bridgend CF31 4LG
Received 25 Jul 2017Westerleys Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PU
Received 28 Jan 201134 Hall Drive North Cornelly CF33 4HR
Received 27 Sept 2018Land adjacent 9 Cefn Road, Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, CF32 0BD
Received 18 Oct 202443 John Street Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0AD
Received 21 Sept 200735 West Road Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SN
Received 25 Mar 2008Land At Southern Slope Mynydd Margam Margam Port Talbot
Received 1 Sept 2011Shortlands Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EB
Received 18 Nov 2009Field south-west of Vicarage Terrace Maesteg CF34 9PF
Received 4 Oct 202338 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UL
Received 15 Aug 20083 Fairy Glen Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7HA
Received 7 Jan 2011121 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LN
Received 17 Nov 201511 Y Goedlan Maesteg CF34 9GD
Received 28 Mar 201410 Glyn Y Mel Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YA
Received 12 Sept 2007Unit 2, 30 North Road Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3TP
Received 7 Sept 2010Redroofs Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NN
Received 14 Jun 201319 Stonechat Close Porthcawl CF36 3QF
Received 31 Dec 202118 Lawrence Close Bridgend CF31 1JY
Received 6 Jun 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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