Understanding planning · 13 min read
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3,283 approved · 1,611 refused · 930 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
27 High Street Maesteg CF34 0BS
Received 26 Sept 2018Land at Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3YW
Received 8 Jun 202117 Cae Ganol Porthcawl CF36 3RS
Received 14 Jun 201310 Bridgend Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RN
Received 21 Feb 200854 Minffrwd Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SD
Received 8 Jan 2015Sunnyside House Sunnyside Road Bridgend CF31 4AR
Received 28 Feb 201484 Tremains Court, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2SS
Received 16 Jun 20084 Greyfriars Court Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PN
Received 3 Mar 2008Lluest Wen Farm Maesteg CF34 9RA
Received 16 Jul 201467 St Michaels Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BT
Received 22 Feb 202410 & 12 Dunraven Place (1st & 2nd Floors) Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 24 Aug 20151 Teify Crescent Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Rg
Received 5 Jun 2007Former Ogmore Constituency Labour Party Social Club Elm Crescent Bryntirion CF31 4EA
Received 17 Aug 201719 Coychurch Road Gardens Bridgend CF31 3AS
Received 19 Dec 2007Garages At River Street (No.19) Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9YR
Received 22 Sept 200815/16 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AD
Received 13 Mar 2012McDonald's Restaurant Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5HY
Received 20 Jul 201625 Heol Castell Coety Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PU
Received 16 Mar 2009Treetops Nursing Home Llangeinor Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LY
Received 18 May 2009Land Opposite 15 Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DB
Received 27 Aug 2010Land Adj 28 Gwaun Coed Brackla Bridgend
Received 16 Nov 2007Goscar, Glynogwr, Blackmill, Bridgend, CF35 6EL
Received 11 Sept 20256 Well Street Laleston CF32 0LF
Received 3 Aug 20176 Coronation Street Aberkenfig CF32 9PS
Received 14 Nov 2017Records 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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