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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3,309 approved · 1,620 refused · 932 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 west of Bridgend (land between Llangewydd Road and A473 Bridgend)
Received 20 Aug 2025Tree in garden of 7 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 15 May 2020Land R/O Railway Terrace Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 21 May 200844 Pyle Inn Way Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LP
Received 14 Apr 2014Heddfan Federation Lane Pontycymmer CF32 8LQ
Received 16 Feb 202488 High Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DU
Received 7 Dec 2021Arwerydd Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RW
Received 27 Apr 201615 Canolfan, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2LL
Received 24 Oct 20247 Llwyn Derwen North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4BH
Received 16 Jun 2009Rear 23 Heol Castle Coety Litchard CF31 1PU
Received 15 Aug 2008Restway Gardens / Llangewydd Road area Bridgend CF31 4HY
Received 23 Jan 20192 Lluest Cottages Pont-y-rhyl Pontycymer CF32 8LX
Received 31 Jul 202416 Highbury Crescent Cefn Glas CF31 4RD
Received 21 Jan 20162 Shearwater Close Porthcawl CF36 3TU
Received 27 Jun 201911 Gartholwg Maesteg CF34 9GJ
Received 20 Jan 2020Bayleaves Marlpit Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EJ
Received 27 May 202027 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6ST
Received 25 Mar 2009Land at Ty Newydd Coity Bridgend CF35 6BY
Received 28 May 202425 Gregory Close Pencoed CF35 6RF
Received 7 Sept 202077 Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LZ
Received 4 Feb 20141 Broadway Cottages Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HY
Received 25 Jan 2021Brynna House Bettws Road Bettws CF32 8TA
Received 21 May 2021Land north-west of 75 Llangewydd Road Bryntirion CF31 4JP
Received 28 Oct 202252 Heol Ty Gwyn Maesteg CF34 0EU
Received 19 Oct 2020Records 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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