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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.
3,312 approved · 1,622 refused · 932 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 2 Oct 201816 Bryngolau Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4DD
Received 12 Aug 2010Laleston North Service Station Laleston CF32 0LY
Received 16 Sept 202619 Curlew Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QB
Received 28 Nov 2007199 Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DG
Received 22 Jun 2016Sony Uk Technology Centre Pencoed Technology Park Pencoed CF35 5HZ
Received 8 May 201421 Llwyn Castan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 29 Oct 202013 Penyrallt Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QG
Received 11 Aug 2009Ty Newydd Farm Heol Simonston Coity Bridgend CF35 6BH
Received 24 Aug 2012111 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LN
Received 27 Jul 2011Parc Plaza Waterton Cross Bridgend CF35 5ES
Received 23 Dec 2014Aviation House, Brocastle Avenue, Waterton, Bridgend, CF31 3XR
Received 12 May 202644 Brynteg Avenue Bridgend CF31 3EN
Received 9 Jul 201421 Heol Neuadd North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HA
Received 9 Sept 2021Land Rear 15 Parc Bronhaul Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5ES
Received 22 Apr 200827 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend CF32 9HE
Received 22 Jul 2010Land Between 26 & 28 Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AD
Received 17 Dec 201452 Neath Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EF
Received 12 Apr 2010First and Second Floors 24a Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 23 Nov 201631 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 1 Dec 2023Wood View Derwen Bridgend CF35 6HD
Received 3 Jul 2018Entrance To Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Rest Bay Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UW
Received 27 Feb 20091 Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JN
Received 14 Aug 20092 Gelli Wen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AL
Received 9 Dec 2008Records 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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