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.
3,243 approved · 1,594 refused · 925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
39 Cae Brackla Brackla CF31 2HF
Received 25 Sept 2017Castle Leisure Ltd Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 11 Mar 202230 The Burrows Porthcawl CF36 5AJ
Received 4 Mar 20195 Elder Street Bridgend CF31 1EU
Received 1 Dec 201152 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6BU
Received 5 May 200978 South Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3DA
Received 19 May 202613 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JQ
Received 2 Nov 20175 Northways Porthcawl CF36 5LB
Received 30 Nov 2020Rear Of 100 Bryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9HB
Received 17 Dec 20151 Clos Glyndwr Coity CF35 6AX
Received 5 Jul 2022Unit 4 Parc Plaza Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 27 May 20168 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DE
Received 4 May 2021Land Adj Riding School Heol Y Felin Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6NH
Received 27 Jan 2014The Range (Ex Mfi) Waterton Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3TN
Received 6 Feb 201326 Greenacres South Cornelly CF33 4SE
Received 23 Oct 2015Maesglas Hostel 64 Mount Earl Bridgend CF31 3EY
Received 30 Jun 20176 Iestyn Court Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5FG
Received 11 Feb 2015Land north of 28 Bedford Road Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0BW
Received 26 May 202112 Phyllis Avenue Bridgend CF31 3DD
Received 18 Oct 2017Hillcrest Penybryn Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HU
Received 22 May 20094 Allt Dderw Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BZ
Received 26 May 20119 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AP
Received 28 May 200912 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 9 Jun 202163 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HY
Received 17 Aug 2012Records 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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