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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.
3,279 approved · 1,610 refused · 930 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Stables Elm Cottages Laleston CF32 0HN
Received 6 Sept 202231 Maesteg Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LD
Received 8 Sept 201037 Cwrt Coed Parc, Maesteg, CF34 9DG
Received 29 Oct 2007Thompson Technik Ltd Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8LR
Received 9 Apr 2009Plot 50 Phase 4 Duffryn Oaks Off Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 9 May 2016Rose Cottage Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF35 6HD
Received 19 Feb 2019Bedford House Bedford Road Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0BN
Received 17 Feb 2020Land south of former St Johns School (north of 22 Bryneglwys Gardens) Newton Porthcawl
Received 9 Feb 2023Cae Rhyd Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PT
Received 1 Nov 2021Old Bake House Garn Road Maesteg CF34 9AS
Received 15 Aug 2022Land Off South Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3JD
Received 27 Aug 2009Land off Princess Way northern roundabout North of Cae Cenydd Brackla
Received 15 Jan 202626 Heol Castell Coety Litchard CF31 1PU
Received 14 Mar 2017Land off Waterton Lane Bridgend
Received 28 Nov 20257 Sandpiper Road Porthcawl CF36 3UF
Received 14 Jan 2020Unit 1, 23 Ty Merchant Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PN
Received 16 Apr 201339 Ffordd Y Mynach Pyle CF33 6HT
Received 18 Aug 2020Plot 2600 Central Park off Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TY
Received 26 Sept 202326 Verland Way Pencoed CF35 6TY
Received 27 Jul 20207 Pant Y Blodau Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LX
Received 2 Jul 2009Dragon International Studios New Road Llanharan CF35 5NQ
Received 17 Jun 2024Plot A5-2 Blandy Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7NR
Received 20 Feb 201333 Penyrallt Avenue Litchard CF31 1QG
Received 18 Jul 2023Land adjacent to 12a and including 12b and c Kingsway Buildings Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3YH
Received 25 Mar 2021Records 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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