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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.
3,275 approved · 1,607 refused · 930 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Nolton Court 4 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 28 Jan 2011Ty Gwyn Kennels & Cattery Tyn y Caeau Lane Porthcawl CF36 5SU
Received 22 Nov 2017Bridgend Tennis Club Church Road Off Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NN
Received 23 Apr 2015Former Christie Tyler Site Abergarw Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LF
Received 26 Nov 201213 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 14 Feb 201112 School Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HU
Received 6 Dec 201110 Cribbwr Square Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6NB
Received 13 Dec 2012Joslin Terrace (Litchard), Ffordd Cadfan (Brackla), Gerddi'r Castell (Coity) and Coity Castle
Received 8 Apr 2024Laleston Cottage Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HN
Received 18 Jan 2010Bridgend Retail Park off Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 6 Jan 2016Pen Lonydd Pentre Farm Llangynwyd CF34 9RB
Received 16 Feb 2022Irvin GQ Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PL
Received 21 May 202120 Vale View Villas Bryn Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7DP
Received 11 Mar 2009Graig Fatha Farm Coedely Tonyrefail CF39 8EX
Received 18 May 2017The Elms West End Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SS
Received 10 Jul 2013Land between no. 133 & Corwen Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8NB
Received 26 Oct 20183 Vale Park Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EA
Received 20 Sept 2016Tymaen House Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 0EH
Received 28 Jan 2019Gorwelion House Wigfach Bridgend CF32 0NH
Received 20 Nov 2008Maesteg Market Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BY
Received 2 Aug 201618 - 42 Lakeview Close Porthcawl CF36 5NA
Received 10 Apr 2015Land at Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AN
Received 15 Nov 20165 Heol Gelli Lenor Maesteg Park Maesteg CF34 9ND
Received 18 Sept 2020Units 5, 5A, 6 & 7 Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AG
Received 25 Feb 2008Records 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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