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3,243 approved · 1,594 refused · 925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land West Of Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BT
Received 19 Nov 2015Gadlys Farm Glynogwr Blackmill CF35 6EL
Received 31 May 20181 Pant Cottages Pant Hirwaun Bryncethin CF32 9UJ
Received 4 Mar 202028 Sanderling Way Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 2 Jun 20232 Nursery Gardens Litchard Bridgend CF31 1NH
Received 2 Oct 2018Llanwonno Phase 2 Wind Farm Llwycelyn Pontypridd
Received 8 Oct 2024149 Caerau Road Maesteg CF34 0PD
Received 27 Apr 201115 Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DP
Received 14 Apr 2014Land R/O Heather Cottage Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NY
Received 8 Oct 201211 Rockfields Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NS
Received 25 Sept 200914 John Street Cefn Cribwr CF32 0AD
Received 14 Jul 2021The Meadows Lletty Brongu Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EA
Received 29 Jul 20131 Highfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QR
Received 4 Aug 20096 Turberville Street Garth Maesteg CF34 0LP
Received 11 Jan 2021Bryn Chwyth Farm Heol Y Felin Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6NL
Received 13 Aug 202111 Dyffryn Madog Maesteg CF34 0BE
Received 23 Apr 20194 Heol Y Derw Evanstown Bridgend CF39 8RW
Received 25 Mar 201010 Clevis Crescent Porthcawl CF36 5NY
Received 14 Aug 2018Bridgend College Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DF
Received 8 Jan 2010Block 5 Ysgol Cynwyd Sant Pen Yr Ysgol Maesteg CF34 9LN
Received 9 Jun 202316 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 24 Sept 201530 Mount Earl Bridgend CF31 3EY
Received 14 Sept 2018Sea Breeze Apartments 69-73 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DH
Received 1 Dec 2025Plot 7 Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3YE
Received 6 Jun 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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