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.
3,255 approved · 1,599 refused · 926 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land N/W Of Nursery Ffordd Tirion Broadlands Bridgend
Received 19 Aug 201113 Heol Cefn Ydfa Coytrahen CF32 0DU
Received 17 Aug 201640 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YN
Received 16 Oct 2013Pine Range Pottery Hill Ewenny Bridgend CF35 5AP
Received 15 Sept 2016Bell Cottage 29 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 30 Nov 201822 Barnes Avenue Bridgend CF31 4TT
Received 4 Aug 2016100 Glynbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 1LW
Received 16 Sept 2022152 Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8NB
Received 27 Mar 202330 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6ST
Received 19 May 201120 Fenwick Drive Brackla CF31 2LD
Received 19 Jun 201714 Vale Reach Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LG
Received 27 Oct 20205 Hawkhurst Court Nottage Bridgend CF36 3NU
Received 21 Jan 2016Penylan House, Penylan Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6LT
Received 20 Jul 202627 Castle View Bridgend CF31 1HL
Received 10 Mar 2020Co-Op Parc Derwen (next to Well Pharmacy) Coity CF35 6QQ
Received 17 Oct 2023Unit 4 Ffordd Tirion Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EJ
Received 12 Sept 20172 Talana Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RP
Received 15 May 2012Greenmeadow Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RU
Received 20 Jul 20266 Maple Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AY
Received 8 Oct 2012124 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 8 Sept 201639 Beach Road Pyle CF33 6AR
Received 2 Aug 201626 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 17 Feb 202127 Longfellow Drive Cefn Glas CF31 4PR
Received 23 Jun 2020Clement Farmhouse Tythegston CF32 0ND
Received 18 Feb 2022Records 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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