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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.
3,251 approved · 1,598 refused · 926 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31 Austin Avenue Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LG
Received 11 Jan 201112 Coychurch Road Gardens Bridgend CF31 3AS
Received 18 Aug 201723 Cwrt Yr Hen Ysgol Tondu CF32 9GE
Received 21 Sept 2017178 Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DG
Received 28 Jun 2019Bridge Stables Rhiwceilog Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NS
Received 20 Apr 2011Maes Y Gwaelod Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NA
Received 16 Mar 201045 Clos Y Mametz Porthcawl CF36 5DJ
Received 13 Dec 20193 Waun Newydd Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HS
Received 25 Sept 2007Brynmynach Farm Llan Road Maesteg Bridgend
Received 8 Jan 201348 Park Street Bridgend Cf31 4Az
Received 21 Sept 20075 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GF
Received 2 Aug 2012Madras 16 St Johns Drive Porthcawl CF36 5PW
Received 27 Nov 20181 Priory Oak Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HY
Received 4 Aug 202620 The Green Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3AX
Received 5 Jan 2016Masonic Temple Castle Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9UN
Received 11 Nov 2008317 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BE
Received 17 Jun 2016Heddfan, Federation Lane, Pontycymer, CF32 8LQ
Received 18 Feb 202638 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AX
Received 12 Mar 201224 Aneurin Bevan Way Maesteg CF34 0SX
Received 10 Apr 201787 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PW
Received 22 Oct 2012Pencoed Primary School, Penprysg Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6RH
Received 22 Apr 2026Hen Gartref Treoes Road Coychurch CF35 5EW
Received 19 Apr 2022Erw Graig Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF32 0NU
Received 26 Oct 202225 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QF
Received 18 Feb 2016Records 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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