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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.
3,165 approved · 1,564 refused · 921 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Telecomunication Mast, Penylan Farm Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AN
Received 10 Jan 2014Ty With House 33 Heol Ty With Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TL
Received 18 Jun 200845 Nicholls Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5LH
Received 19 Feb 202042 Marian Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AG
Received 27 May 201669 West Park Drive Porthcawl CF36 3RL
Received 25 Jul 201310 Iron Way Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BF
Received 17 Apr 201211 Maes Y Wern Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TE
Received 19 Sept 200725 Glyn Y Mel Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YA
Received 22 Apr 200919 Rectory Close Sarn CF32 9QB
Received 4 Jul 201866 Pendre Bridgend CF31 1PE
Received 6 Feb 2014London House The Square Porthcawl CF36 3BW
Received 16 Aug 2019Rear of 10 & 11 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 19 Apr 202248 Severn Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LN
Received 13 Jul 2009Chapel Barns Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LS
Received 15 Jan 202017 Bedford Close Cefn Cribwr CF32 0DD
Received 8 Jun 2021South Wales Police HQ Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 16 Apr 2021Rear of 14 and 15 Cwrt Y Coed Brackla CF31 2ST
Received 7 Apr 2021Land Off Church Street Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 9 Apr 2009Tyn Y Coed Bryncoch Road Sarn CF32 9PA
Received 10 Oct 201844 Hazel Mead, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 9AQ
Received 28 Mar 2025Springfield House Clos Henblas Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EU
Received 8 Oct 2007Ger-Y-Nant Brook Street Bridgend CF31 1HQ
Received 11 Feb 2015Cefn Gelli Fields Bettws Road Llangeinor
Received 13 Oct 201486 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend CF31 2SS
Received 19 Aug 2010Records 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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