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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.
3,176 approved · 1,565 refused · 921 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Porthcawl Medical Center Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5DJ
Received 6 Dec 201814 Sycamore Avenue Newton Porthcawl CF36 5AL
Received 13 Jan 2021Brynrhug Farm Cwmdu Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 ODL
Received 15 Apr 2008Maesteg Charcoal Grill 25 Commercial St Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DH
Received 3 Jul 201356-58 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AF
Received 29 Apr 201625 Rhodfa Mes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BF
Received 19 May 201419 Preswylfa Court, Bridgend, CF31 3NX
Received 11 Feb 2025St John's House 20 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 14 May 2018Land south of Wyndham Close Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AN
Received 29 Nov 2018Land adj 39 Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas CF31 4PG
Received 1 Jun 201755 Austin Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RS
Received 19 Oct 20092 Ffordd Candleston Broadlands CF31 5DU
Received 29 Jan 2020Rear Garden Of The Cottage Coychurch CF35 5HD
Received 24 Mar 2015Corneli Primary School Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4LW
Received 19 Feb 2025132 Mill View Estate Garth Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 1 Apr 201521 Ton Teg Pencoed CF35 5ND
Received 28 Jun 202124 St Christophers Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RY
Received 14 Oct 2009104 Yr Ysfa Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BE
Received 26 Mar 2010Bridgend Tennis Club Church Road Bridgend CF31 3AZ
Received 6 Oct 2017Land west of Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DF
Received 28 Jul 202110 Clos Pwll Clai Tondu CF32 9BZ
Received 12 Mar 202439 Severn Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LN
Received 31 Jan 201218 Maple Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PF
Received 17 Dec 2007Former Sunnyside Council Offices & Magistrates Court site Sunnyside Road / Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 14 Apr 2020Records 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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