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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.
3,243 approved · 1,594 refused · 925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Lletai Avenue Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pw
Received 18 Jul 200710 Fairways North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DH
Received 6 Nov 2009Land at rear of Sunny Bank Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4QP
Received 24 Oct 2017Land at Bridgend Police Station & former Cheapside multi storey car park Cheapside Bridgend CF31 1BZ
Received 28 Nov 202324B New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DN
Received 16 Mar 2020Cae Abbot Farm Holiday Cottages Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8RX
Received 16 Dec 20096 Heol Y Derw Evanstown Bridgend CF39 8RW
Received 17 Jun 2009Asda Bridgend Superstore Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AS
Received 6 Jun 20177 Llwyn Y Groes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AJ
Received 12 Nov 200714 Bedw Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TF
Received 5 Mar 200816 Maple Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PF
Received 26 Jun 2008E S E L Abergarw Trading Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LW
Received 10 Oct 2011Unit 3 Plot 11 Village Farm Ind Est Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BJ
Received 5 Apr 2013Swn Y Deryn Heol Yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 31 Oct 2011Greenfield Bungalow Woodland Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5HR
Received 30 Jun 2014Land Adjacent To 23 Rogers Lane Laleston CF32 0LA
Received 5 Feb 2016Woodstock Stud Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PN
Received 28 Aug 20132 Mount Pleasant Blackmill CF35 6DR
Received 13 Aug 202045 Blaencaerau Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0PP
Received 6 May 201447 Garfield Avenue Litchard CF31 1QA
Received 18 Jun 2018Ground Floor Lock Up Shop Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6PG
Received 27 May 2011Blocks 38-40, 50-52, 80-82, 86-92, 94-104, 106-108, 126-128, 130-134, 136-138, 140-146 Waunscil Avenue Bridgend CF31 1TY
Received 21 Oct 2016Breaksea Residential Home The Square Porthcawl CF36 3BW
Received 5 Jul 2007Land between Dyffryn, Maesteg & Garth and Blaengarw, Pontycymer, and Pont-y-Rhyl Bridgend
Received 25 Nov 2025Records 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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