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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.
3,303 approved · 1,613 refused · 931 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Heol-Y-Bardd, Bridgend, CF31 4SS
Received 28 Apr 202622 Heol y Berllan Pyle CF33 6LE
Received 3 Aug 2020The Star Public House 144 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DW
Received 14 Aug 202417 Lime Tree Way, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5AU
Received 1 Nov 202448 Tondu Enterprise Park Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BS
Received 11 Feb 200917 Wigan Terrace Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YE
Received 7 Jun 2007Heol Ty Maen Cefn Glas CF31 4QF
Received 29 Nov 201759 Bowham Avenue Bridgend CF31 3PA
Received 1 Feb 202211 Curlew Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QB
Received 30 May 2012The Original Factory Shop Castle Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9UN
Received 23 Jul 2020Starbucks Pencoed Business Park Pencoed CF35 5HY
Received 24 Apr 2026Plot 43 Glas Y Felin Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6QB
Received 10 Jul 2019Laleston North Service Station, A48, Laleston, Bridgend, CF32 0LY
Received 5 Dec 2024Pandy Park Playing Fields Terfyn Ynysawdre Bridgend CF32 9EW
Received 21 Jan 2009St Clare's School Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 12 Oct 2011Linde Severnside Ltd North Road Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SZ
Received 28 Mar 2025St Clares School, Clevis Lane, Porthcawl, CF36 5NS
Received 7 Mar 201221 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 30 Aug 20191 Austin Avenue Laleston CF32 0LG
Received 10 May 2021Unit 12d Kingsway Buildings Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3YH
Received 20 Jun 201649 Glenwood Close Coychurch CF35 5EU
Received 6 Apr 2020Sea View Cwmberri Coity CF35 6BT
Received 15 Aug 20185 Llwyn Gwern Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UL
Received 10 Aug 2007West Winds 2 Locks Lane Porthcawl CF36 3HY
Received 14 Sept 2022Records 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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