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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.
3,151 approved · 1,562 refused · 918 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15/16 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 2 Sept 2014Land Off Eastern Promenade / The Portway Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BW
Received 10 Jul 201223Q Cefn Road Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BD
Received 19 Nov 2007Island Farm Site Bridgend
Received 15 May 2015Land Adj 21A Grove Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HY
Received 7 Sept 20076 Blaencaerau Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0PP
Received 14 May 2010Land west of Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DF
Received 20 May 202212 Y Goedlan Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9GD
Received 27 Oct 200951 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 14 Feb 2022Old Griffin Park Tennis Courts Griffin Park Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 2 Sept 20262 Bro Dirion Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AB
Received 28 Oct 2024Coychurch Crematorium Heol Simonston Coity Bridgend CF35 6AB
Received 15 Jul 2010Concorde House Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AG
Received 27 Mar 2008Ty Tanglwst Farm Holiday Cottages Heol y Sheet Stormy Down CF33 4SA
Received 19 Sept 2023Green Meadow Farm Shop Bryncynnon Farm Llangynwyd CF34 9RU
Received 24 Aug 2015St Clares Convent Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 26 Mar 202110 & 11 St Illtyds Close Brackla CF31 2BQ
Received 16 Jul 2015Land to rear of 15 Heol Persondy Bettws CF32 8TH
Received 7 Aug 2017Land Adjacent To Australian Terrace Bridgend
Received 10 Sept 2009Bus shelter 5403-0013 (outside Police HQ) Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SR
Received 10 Jul 202340 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend CF31 3DN
Received 29 Oct 2020105 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AP
Received 27 Nov 2012Glynogwr Lodge Ty Pentwyn Glynogwr Blackmill CF35 6EL
Received 29 Nov 201618 Hill Court Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BX
Received 18 May 2015Records 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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