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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.
3,180 approved · 1,567 refused · 922 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Sunnyside Bridgend CF31 4AE
Received 25 Oct 2018Cornelly Primary School Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4LW
Received 6 May 2022Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen Heol yr Ysgol Tondu CF32 9EL
Received 24 Apr 2019Tesco Express Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4LB
Received 18 Nov 201915 Ffordd Candleston Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DU
Received 7 Jun 2019Blackmill Service Station Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6DR
Received 4 Jan 201354 Cefn Glas Road, Cefn Glas, Bridgend, CF31 4PG
Received 28 Oct 2024Bryngwyntog Hendre Road Lane Coity CF35 6RB
Received 9 Sept 201643 Cemetery Road Bridgend CF31 1NA
Received 23 Nov 20178 Railway Terrace Pontycymmer CF32 8EB
Received 7 Mar 2018Bethania Chapel Bethania Street Maesteg CF34 9EX
Received 10 May 20168 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DE
Received 30 Sept 2020Ty Tanglwyst Farm Pyle CF33 4SA
Received 7 Aug 2018Coity Post Office Heol West Plas Coity CF35 6BA
Received 22 Feb 20185 Bryn Terrace Lletty Brongu Llangynwyd CF34 0EA
Received 17 Aug 20156 Austin Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5RS
Received 1 Mar 202344 Heol Llan North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DP
Received 17 Jun 200910 Llys Pentre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DY
Received 5 Mar 2010Land At The Stables (Gilfach Orfydd) Dimbath Lane Blackmill CF35 6EG
Received 4 Nov 2014Penfro Heol yr Ynys Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF31 3LH
Received 27 Sept 2017Bryncethin Primary School Hong Kong Terrace Bryncethin Bridgend
Received 14 Nov 2012Field Off Cefn Carfan Road Bryncethin CF32 9JF
Received 26 Jun 201513a Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4JA
Received 27 Sept 2022Unit 3 Ogmore Crescent Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3TE
Received 4 Apr 2014Records 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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