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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3,180 approved · 1,567 refused · 922 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Cae Bach Llangeinor CF32 8PU
Received 22 Oct 201819 Davies Avenue, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3NW
Received 11 Nov 202579 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BA
Received 7 Oct 202093 Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LZ
Received 23 May 2012Land At Former Maesteg Washery Maesteg Bridgend
Received 25 Sept 2007G E Carpentry Services Ltd Forge Industrial Estate Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0AZ
Received 18 Oct 200719 Meadow Avenue, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6NR
Received 29 Jan 2026South Wales Police Headquarters Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 19 Feb 2020Land adjacent to Stanwell House Blackmill Road Lewistown CF32 7HU
Received 11 Apr 2017104 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SS
Received 13 Feb 201841 Rockfields Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NT
Received 5 Jun 20249 Gwelfor Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BL
Received 29 May 2024Cae Court 12 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 3 Feb 2015Former Brynmenyn Primary School site Bryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LA
Received 10 Feb 202136 St Johns Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PW
Received 9 Jan 200838 Gelli Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RN
Received 8 Jan 2009Ravens Court Brewary Lane Bridgend CF31 4AP
Received 4 Oct 2007Bridgend Paper Mills off A4063 Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 23 Oct 202424 The Whimbrels Porthcawl CF36 3TR
Received 2 Nov 2015Garden Of 2A The Spinney Brackla CF31 2JD
Received 9 Jun 2014Llangewydd Court Farm House Rogers Lane Llangewydd Bridgend CF32 0LB
Received 2 May 2013Land R/O Heol Y Nant/Heol Y Mynydd Sarn Bridgend
Received 19 Apr 201245 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 1 Oct 202151 Greenfields Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SR
Received 26 Mar 2019Records 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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