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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.
3,309 approved · 1,620 refused · 932 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Aug 2006 to 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Adj 26 Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend
Received 26 Jul 2010Morgana Court Care Home Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RE
Received 20 Oct 202110 Richard Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HU
Received 21 May 2007Land At Cefn Cross Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0DB
Received 15 Dec 20157 Victoria Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3HG
Received 20 Dec 2024Pant Y Wal Windfarm Site Ogmore Valley
Received 1 Sept 2015Cosy Corner Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 4 Dec 2024Maesteg Sports & Social Club Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0AX
Received 13 Sept 2021Ty Maen Cottage Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RE
Received 19 Dec 2017Delfryd Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PB
Received 27 Apr 2018Former Sunnyside Council Offices and Magistrates Court Glan-y-Parc/Sunnyside Road Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 25 Jun 2020Pin-It Pastry Ltd Abergarw Industrial Estate Brynmenyn CF32 9LW
Received 25 May 201670 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 13 Jun 20221 Sarn Villas Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Sg
Received 12 Sept 2007Field east of Lletty Brongu and south of Cwmcedfyw Farm Moel Gilau Bettws CF34 0EB
Received 29 Feb 2024First Floor Brackla Street Shopping Centre Bridgend CF31 1DD
Received 26 Mar 2018Land at All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BT
Received 9 Jun 2022Land At Maendy Farm Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9ND
Received 10 Jul 2009Fields to south of Heol Goedog Cefn Cribwr
Received 24 Jun 2026Land At Brocastle Bridgend
Received 9 Dec 201065 Hazelmead Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9AQ
Received 30 Jun 2008Porthcawl Cemetery Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5TB
Received 1 Sept 2021Ty Newydd Heol Faen Maesteg CF34 0JA
Received 2 Oct 2015Land off Horsefair Road Waterton Industrial Estate CF31 3YN
Received 16 Nov 2016Records 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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