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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.
3,153 approved · 1,564 refused · 919 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5NH
Received 10 Oct 2023Gravells (Kia) David Street Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SA
Received 11 Apr 2023Land At Ogmore Forest North East Of Lewistown Bridgend
Received 6 Jul 201031 Commercial Street Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Nw
Received 16 Jul 200779/81 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AE
Received 22 Jan 2009Bridgend College Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 28 Apr 202122 Litchard Terrace Litchard CF31 1PL
Received 13 Nov 2017Plot 80 Castle Heights Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6FA
Received 30 May 201310 Reynallt Place Porthcawl CF36 3DR
Received 11 Feb 2020Land R/O Oak Terrace Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 0DY
Received 26 Mar 20123 Cwrt Ty Mawr Ogmore Vale CF32 7EQ
Received 5 Jun 20236 Bowrington Arcade Neath Road Maesteg CF34 9EE
Received 29 Mar 20112 Sandpiper Road Porthcawl CF36 3UD
Received 14 May 20143 Bryn Dryslwyn Broadlands CF31 5BT
Received 12 Jul 2021Dainton Group Services Coity Road Sidings Bridgend
Received 18 May 2015Next to phone box at entrance to Pendre, off Coity Road, Bridgend
Received 11 Dec 2014Gorwelion House Wig Fach Bridgend CF32 0NH
Received 19 Jan 202320 Bredenbury Gardens Porthcawl CF36 3NY
Received 5 Feb 2015Eyre Court House Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PF
Received 7 Feb 2011Land Adj 2 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9BG
Received 14 Oct 2011Cedar Lodge 34 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 12 Jun 201815 Westfield Crescent Porthcawl CF36 3SG
Received 3 Jun 2020Newton Primary School New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BL
Received 9 Jan 201935 Meadow Close Coychurch CF35 5HH
Received 5 Apr 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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