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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3,236 approved · 1,588 refused · 924 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 The Dell Laleston CF32 0HR
Received 3 Jun 20194 Parkfields Penyfai CF31 4NQ
Received 25 May 2017Cwmfelin Primary School Maesteg Road Cwmfelin Maesteg CF34 9LD
Received 2 Jul 2024The Pheasant Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LY
Received 2 Oct 201984 Heol Croesty Pencoed CF35 5LT
Received 20 Sept 20231 Celtic Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0YJ
Received 7 Dec 201223 Gregory Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RF
Received 1 Dec 2010Parcel R1,R2,R3 Parc Derwen Bridgend
Received 26 Aug 2011Anwen Care Home Heol Pant-Yr-Awel Pant-Yr-Awel Ogmore Vale CF32 7LA
Received 29 Jan 201616 Cefn Road, Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, CF32 0BD
Received 25 Nov 202520 Bryn Terrace Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0AP
Received 22 Aug 200834 West Drive, Porthcawl, CF36 3HS
Received 6 Feb 2025Tythegston Landfill Site Tythegston Bridgend CF32 0NE
Received 3 Oct 2008Roadford 2 Plorin Road North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PZ
Received 18 Jul 2012Former Glamorgan Holiday Hotel The Square Porthcawl CF36 3BW
Received 15 Jun 2020Units 94 & 95 Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 12 Jun 2015Land East Of 7 Garnwen Road Maesteg CF34 0EY
Received 10 Jul 20155 Island Farm Close Bridgend CF31 3LY
Received 20 Mar 202044 Ger Y Lyn Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5ND
Received 30 Sept 2010Hugo Bank 13 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 5 Jan 20174 Ffynnon Groyw Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AR
Received 23 Jul 202122 Clos Pwll Clai Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BZ
Received 20 May 202426-28 Bakers Way Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9RJ
Received 17 Mar 2023158 Suffolk Place Porthcawl CF36 3ED
Received 26 Sept 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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