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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.
3,262 approved · 1,602 refused · 928 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Raphael Avenue Brackla CF31 2AU
Received 27 Jan 20216-10 Queen Street Bridgend CF31 1HX
Received 11 May 2009Upper Park Farm Laleston Bridgend CF32 0NR
Received 26 Nov 2025Rear Of 19 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend CF32 9HE
Received 14 Mar 200813 Merlin Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UB
Received 14 Apr 2014Western bank of Wilderness Lake East of Ger Y Lyn Porthcawl CF36 5ND
Received 22 Feb 20242 South Parade Maesteg CF34 0AB
Received 7 Mar 201832 Brynawel Bettws CF32 8SA
Received 24 Jan 2022Land adjacent former Three Horseshoes Public House Lamb Row South Cornelly CF33 4RL
Received 28 Mar 2017130 West Park Drive Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RN
Received 23 Oct 20122 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 22 Aug 20169 De Berclos Porthcawl CF36 3JN
Received 9 Apr 2021Land Off All Saints Way Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4BX
Received 5 Jun 201434 Cilgant Y Lein North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AQ
Received 4 Apr 2024Land formerly Ffaldau Arms Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8LL
Received 29 Jan 202514 Chestnut Bush / Llwyn Castan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 21 Jan 2014Llwyniwrch Farm Cefn Carfan Road Heol Y Cyw CF35 6LF
Received 4 Dec 20151 Corbett Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AA
Received 9 Jan 201328 Lime Tree Way The Burrows Porthcawl CF36 5AU
Received 25 Jul 20119 Princess Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BD
Received 18 Nov 201019 Cwm Coed Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SW
Received 27 Jun 201695 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg CF34 9DQ
Received 20 Feb 2015Llysworney 58 Ffordd Deri Duffryn Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 1 Mar 2021Maesteg Town Hall Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 1 Aug 2024Records 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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