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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3,262 approved · 1,602 refused · 928 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Bryn Rhedyn Pencoed CF35 6TL
Received 2 Dec 201935-36 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 9 Apr 200949 Sandpiper Road, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UT
Received 9 May 202516 Red Grove, Broadlands, Bridgend, CF31 5BJ
Received 26 Mar 2025Castle Green Cottage Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AU
Received 3 Sept 2021Land east of Dan Yr Awel, Heol Las, Coity CF35 6BS
Received 16 Dec 202534 Bangor Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HU
Received 9 Oct 2009Poultry Farm Cildaudy Road Coytrahen CF32 0DL
Received 3 Oct 2018Ingleside 335A New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PH
Received 12 Jul 2012Former Land Caergymrig Cwmdu Road Garth
Received 12 Aug 201610 Helig Fan Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6NA
Received 2 Mar 201153 Lansbury Crescent Maesteg CF34 9LY
Received 20 Oct 201495 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 8 Nov 200722 Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5RA
Received 9 Aug 2010Brynna Mill Wern Tarw Road Brynna CF72 9QP
Received 21 Jun 202279 Glan Y Nant Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DT
Received 18 Jan 2010Spar Stores 138 Mill View Estate Maesteg CF34 0DD
Received 7 Oct 2024Marlas wastewater rising main
Received 19 Aug 2026Plot 5 Lower Farm Yard Tythegston Bridgend
Received 25 Mar 200818 Duffryn Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0SH
Received 7 Oct 2010Aberbaiden Tips Near Margam Occs Penybryn Margam
Received 11 Aug 20095 - 7a Ffordd Yr Eglwys North Cornelly CF33 4HW
Received 25 Oct 202137 Wernlys Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NS
Received 24 Sept 20125 Trem Y Mor Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HA
Received 29 May 2015Records 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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