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.
3,293 approved · 1,611 refused · 930 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 New Buildings, Farm Road, Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, CF32 0HA
Received 11 Dec 20251 Bryn Hyfryd Rhiwceiliog Pencoed CF35 6NE
Received 22 Feb 2014Land Off Ffordd Yr Eglwys North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4NY
Received 23 Aug 20102 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 20 Nov 2012Llangewydd Cottage Court Colman CF32 0HE
Received 23 Nov 2017Ford Engine Plant Waterton Ind Est Bridgend CF31 3BF
Received 5 Sept 20147 Ysbryd Y Coed Pen Y Fai Bridgend Cf31 4Gf
Received 3 Jul 200778 Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SU
Received 31 Mar 201116 Shelley Drive Cefn Glas CF31 4QA
Received 24 Feb 2022The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 14 Dec 2017The Cherry Laurel Banks Building Access Road Bridgend CF31 3RY
Received 20 Mar 201937 Bowham Avenue Bridgend Cf31 3Pa
Received 16 Jul 2007Ewenny Court New Inn Road Ewenny Bridgend CF35 5AA
Received 9 Aug 2011Clevis Court Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NS
Received 6 Sept 200736 Sanderling Way Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 17 Jul 2017335A New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PH
Received 16 Nov 2011Ty Talbot building (former OCLP club) Elm Crescent Bryntirion CF31 4EA
Received 29 Apr 20191 Tair Waun Place Maesteg CF34 9RF
Received 22 Jan 2021Rooklands Leisure Park Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5EJ
Received 22 Sept 20238 Heol Neuadd Domos Maesteg CF34 9GA
Received 1 May 2020Unit 1d Kingsway Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3YH
Received 14 Aug 202011 Highland Close Sarn Bridgend CF32 9SB
Received 28 May 2008124 Tairfelin Wildmill Bridgend CF31 1RY
Received 9 Mar 2020Whitehall Cottage Pen-yr-heol Pen-y-fai CF31 4NE
Received 5 Jul 2024Records 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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