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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.
3,236 approved · 1,587 refused · 924 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land south of A48 Stormy Down Bridgend CF33 4RT
Received 30 Jun 2016Caner Bach Farm Blackmill CF35 6EP
Received 18 Dec 2017Unit 1 Bridgend Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF31 9SU
Received 14 Sept 202235 Heol Y Bardd Bridgend CF31 4SS
Received 20 Jun 2011Jackson Cars Ltd South Road Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3UL
Received 2 Mar 20111-24 Oxford Court Ogmore Vale CF32 7EL
Received 11 Feb 2025Land to the rear of 30/32 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 16 Sept 2020Tokio Marine 10-11 Old Field Road Pencoed CF35 5LJ
Received 3 May 202337 Hunters Ridge Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Lh
Received 15 Aug 200713 Dunraven Place, Bridgend, CF31 1JQ
Received 28 Feb 2025Land adjacent Clifton House Poplar Road Porthcawl CF36 5LT
Received 21 Oct 2024Land At Awelon Maesteg Road Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 9SN
Received 23 Jun 200818 Danygraig Avenue Danygraig Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 17 Nov 201515 Park Terrace Tondu CF32 9HE
Received 20 Feb 201865 Glyn Y Mel Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YA
Received 1 Aug 2011138 Heol Ty Gwyn Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0BD
Received 28 Apr 200874 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 9 Oct 200719 Heol Stradling Coity CF35 6AN
Received 19 Feb 202019 Bryn Melys Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DN
Received 4 Oct 202443 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DH
Received 23 Dec 200827 Lougher Place North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4BL
Received 11 Mar 20117 Brynffrwd Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EP
Received 24 May 2013Ex Sony Car Park South Road Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 29 Sept 2010Land north of Brynmenyn Primary School Heol Sarah Jane Howell Ynysawdre CF32 9FB
Received 29 Jun 2022Records 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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