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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.
3,309 approved · 1,620 refused · 932 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Aug 2006 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 off Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3XU
Received 12 Apr 201744 Queen Street Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HS
Received 8 Nov 2013161 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RT
Received 17 Jul 201915 Lark Rise & 17 Lark Rise Brackla CF31 2NU
Received 7 Mar 201737 Greenfield Street Maesteg CF34 0NP
Received 30 Oct 2018Land Adjacent To Delfryn Maudlam CF33 4PH
Received 1 Feb 201624 North Avenue Kenfig Hill CF33 6ND
Received 10 Apr 2014Rear of 54-56 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BA
Received 24 Aug 202081 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 1LD
Received 12 Nov 2021Greenbank, Broad View, Maesteg Road, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 9DF
Received 17 Oct 2024Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 11 Jul 201691 Parc Tyn y Waun Maesteg CF34 9RH
Received 12 Aug 2019Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend
Received 23 Aug 201838 St. Christophers Road Porthcawl CF36 5RY
Received 26 Mar 2014112 Yr Ysfa Maesteg CF34 9BE
Received 22 Apr 202112 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend CF31 3DN
Received 31 Jul 202043 The Chase Brackla CF31 2JJ
Received 2 May 2023Seahouse 15 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 3 Jul 2023Unit 2 Brocastle Avenue Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3YN
Received 7 Aug 2008St Stephens Church Hall Bridgend Road Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SW
Received 23 Aug 20116 Severn Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LW
Received 12 Sept 200815 Picton Gardens, Bridgend, CF31 3HH
Received 20 Aug 202545 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3HS
Received 7 Feb 20233 Caldy Close Porthcawl CF36 3QL
Received 16 Dec 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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