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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.
3,233 approved · 1,586 refused · 924 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Heol West Plas Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PA
Received 24 Mar 2010Caer Emi Farm Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9SD
Received 10 Mar 200812 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 12 Nov 201211 Llys Glas Y Gors Coity CF35 6FT
Received 11 Mar 20225 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 8 Aug 2017Glanwenny Lodge Ewenny Road Bridgend CF35 5AW
Received 15 Aug 2023Land at Pant Farm Court Colman Bridgend CF31 4NG
Received 26 Aug 2021Tal Y Fan Farm Blackmill CF35 6UD
Received 1 Oct 2015Neuadd Domos Farm Llan Road Llangynwyd CF34 9SF
Received 1 Mar 2023New Street Clinic New Street Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9BL
Received 30 Jan 2013Plot 10 Land North of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 14 Oct 20164 Wernlys Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NS
Received 26 Mar 2013TBD Ltd Waterton House Brocastle Avenue Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 19 Oct 201710 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AS
Received 8 May 201594 Merlin Crescent Bridgend CF31 4QW
Received 2 Jul 2008Ground Floor Flat 46 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6BY
Received 15 Sept 20217 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5PN
Received 16 Nov 20202 Cae Forgan Llangeinor CF32 8PA
Received 31 Oct 201620 Hutchwns Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LD
Received 15 Sept 201019 Heol Neuadd North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HA
Received 12 Dec 2008Land Adj To The West Of 7 Erw Hir Bridgend CF31 2DD
Received 1 Nov 2012Atlantic Plastics Ltd Coytrahene Close Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AX
Received 20 May 2025Royal Hotel Bridgend Road Pontycymer CF32 8EH
Received 15 Oct 2020Plot 119 Village Farm Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BL
Received 12 Jan 2012Records 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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