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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.
3,241 approved · 1,589 refused · 925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodstock Stud Heol Ty Nant Llangeinor CF32 8PN
Received 3 Aug 201611 Kingfisher Close Brackla CF31 2NY
Received 10 May 202417 Pentre Howell Pencoed CF35 6RG
Received 5 Jul 20221 Waun Lon Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RT
Received 21 Jan 2009Land at Waun Wen Llangeinor CF32 8PH
Received 15 Mar 2023Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park Near Abergwynfi Port Talbot
Received 4 Jun 201521 High Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0AS
Received 8 Jan 2018Fern Lea Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PR
Received 19 Oct 2016Land Rear 31 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 9 Oct 2007The Original Factory Shop Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9UN
Received 14 Jul 2022Maesgwyn House 63 Blackmill Road Bryncethin CF32 9YN
Received 30 Jun 201722 Ystrad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 13 Jan 2021Brynteg Comprehensive School Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3ER
Received 13 Sept 202314 Pen Llwyn Broadlands CF31 5AZ
Received 7 May 2024Former Chapel Site Adj 3 Waunbant Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6DE
Received 26 Oct 201574 Rockfields Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NT
Received 20 Nov 2015Playing fields at Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 21 Jun 2019Land At 1 Dan Y Bryn Evanstown Gilfach Goch Bridgend CF39 8RF
Received 28 Aug 2009Land Adj Trederwyn Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6FB
Received 10 Aug 200741 Dinam Street Nantymoel CF32 7PU
Received 4 May 2017Gardeners Cottage Rest Home Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UW
Received 2 Apr 2012Formerly The Oystercatcher 47 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 22 Aug 2018Plot 22 Abergarw Meadow (2 Abergarw Meadow) Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 28 Nov 201927 Mount Earl Bridgend CF31 3EY
Received 29 Jul 2021Records 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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