Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
3,237 approved · 1,588 refused · 924 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Heol Y Cwrt North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AX
Received 7 May 2010Rear Of 38-43 The Beeches Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JR
Received 18 Nov 2013Plot 21 north of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 16 May 2017Overdale Construction Svcs Ltd Millers Avenue Brynmenyn Ind Estate Bridgend CF32 9TD
Received 6 Dec 2007Land Rear Heol Y Mynydd Sarn Bridgend
Received 24 Apr 20137 Priory Avenue Bridgend CF31 3LP
Received 25 Feb 201128 South View Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DG
Received 26 May 2009Llys Castell Newydd Former Ysgol Bryn Castell site Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JP
Received 13 May 2024Manor Farm Cottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5SP
Received 17 Sept 2010107 Graham Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NP
Received 11 May 20105 Sarn Hill Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RU
Received 5 Dec 200720 Ffridd Las Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AF
Received 18 Jun 200819 George Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0UU
Received 21 Sept 201021 Chelsea Avenue Cefn Glas CF31 4QU
Received 9 Apr 2021Dogs Trust Bridgend Court Colman Pen-Y-Fai CF31 4NG
Received 23 Jun 20152 Stonechat Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3QF
Received 23 Dec 2020Land adjacent 8 Ebenezer Terrace Blackmill CF35 6EA
Received 28 Jan 2026Maesteg Campus Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9UN
Received 6 Mar 2026Cefn Cribbwr Farm Farm Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0HA
Received 8 Jun 201738-40 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 19 Sept 20251 Archway Cottages Heol Tyn Y Garn Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NY
Received 24 Feb 2009Williams Memorial Hall Hawthorn Drive Coychurch CF35 5EL
Received 5 Jun 2026Garden House Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JW
Received 2 Dec 20088 Gelliaur Pencoed CF35 6JQ
Received 17 Oct 2016Records 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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