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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.
3,283 approved · 1,611 refused · 930 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
80 Parkfields Road Bridgend CF31 4BL
Received 23 Jul 2009Glen View Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RG
Received 9 Apr 2009Land at Wickes car park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 28 Apr 2023Land to south of Court Colman Farm, Court Colman, Bridgend, CF31 4NG
Received 29 Jan 2026Site Of Former St Johns Church St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BA
Received 7 Mar 20083 Aneurin Bevans Way Maesteg CF34 0SX
Received 4 Oct 202429 The Burrows Newton Porthcawl CF36 5AJ
Received 18 Jun 202418 Sker Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RA
Received 14 Mar 201148 Glanyrafon Road Pencoed CF35 5PR
Received 10 Oct 2017Land Adjacent 10 The Graig Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EZ
Received 10 Jul 2012Plot 12 34 Heol Mostyn Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BJ
Received 16 Feb 201759 Nolton Street (Vacant Unit) Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 10 Sept 20141 Laurel Close Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9TJ
Received 21 Jun 2011Land between Pyle Road & Fulmar Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TA
Received 19 Apr 2023Springfield Farm Riding Stables West Road Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 22 Jan 2009Bryncastell 91 Heol West Plas Coity CF35 6BA
Received 5 Oct 201761 St Michaels Way Brackla CF31 2BT
Received 5 May 201726 Iron Way Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BF
Received 19 Feb 2014Orchard House, Heol-Yr-Ysgol, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6BL
Received 2 Oct 202538 Park View Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HF
Received 4 Nov 201022 Lime Tree Way Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AU
Received 17 Mar 2011Co-operative Retail Services Ltd Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8NW
Received 18 May 2018Land adjacent former Three Horse Shoes Public House Lamb Row South Cornelly CF33 4RL
Received 25 Jun 20197 Nottage Mead, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3SA
Received 19 Jan 2026Records 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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