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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.
3,247 approved · 1,595 refused · 925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
G4S, HMP & YOI Parc, Heol Hopcyn John, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6AP
Received 31 Mar 20268 The Dell Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HR
Received 1 Apr 20118 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed CF35 6ST
Received 11 Aug 201724 Carlton Place Porthcawl CF36 3ET
Received 24 May 20235 Dol Wen Pencoed CF35 6RS
Received 19 Mar 2018Brackla House, Brackla Street, Bridgend, CF31 1BZ
Received 6 May 2026Kj Herbert Insurance Services Ltd 1D Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JF
Received 26 Oct 20091 Chestnut Bush Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 7 Mar 201211 Clos Glas Y Dorlan Brackla CF31 2NY
Received 5 Apr 2018Unit 4 Brackla Street Centre Bridgend CF31 1DD
Received 2 Feb 2011Apple Acre Main Road Coychurch CF35 5HN
Received 22 Apr 2025Toad Hall 2 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 12 Jul 202475 Pen Y Mynydd Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SB
Received 12 Nov 201395 High Street Maesteg CF34 0BP
Received 1 Apr 2014Land south of All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BT
Received 15 Dec 2020Rear Of 24 Cae Gwyllt Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FF
Received 11 Mar 20161-8 Heol Arfryn, 8-12 West View & 1-4 City Road Bettws Bridgend
Received 30 Apr 2012Land adjoining 15 The Burrows Porthcawl CF36 5AJ
Received 20 Feb 2023Bridgend Camping & Leisure Ltd Kingsway Building Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3YH
Received 3 Apr 201320 Bracken Way Litchard CF31 1YQ
Received 10 Nov 2017Land off Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PH
Received 21 Jun 2019Grass verge between Car Wash and KFC Land south of A48 Hernston Business Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 7 Oct 2025St James Church Hall Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6PG
Received 17 Apr 20088 Ewenny Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HQ
Received 13 Jul 2009Records 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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