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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.
3,313 approved · 1,622 refused · 932 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13 Manor Grove, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5HD
Received 17 Oct 202547B West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SN
Received 30 Sept 200918 Bryn Golau Bryntirion CF31 4DD
Received 23 Sept 2024133 Heol Croesty, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LU
Received 23 Jun 202532 Chilcott Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9RQ
Received 6 Mar 2009Land at former Open Cast Coal Site and land to north of A473 Llanilid RCT
Received 13 Aug 202435 Graham Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NR
Received 4 Jul 2012Whitney Farm Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LT
Received 20 Mar 201346 Ffordd Y Mynach Pyle Bridgend CF33 6HT
Received 22 Feb 201059 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DF
Received 19 Mar 2026Land Adj 14 Maes Hafen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EB
Received 22 Apr 2008Wayside Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6HR
Received 12 Oct 200727 Parc Glyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EA
Received 22 Oct 2008Former The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 4 Sept 20192 St Christophers Road Porthcawl CF36 5RY
Received 30 Nov 2017Llynfi Valley Area Maesteg
Received 26 Jun 20152 Rockfields Porthcawl CF36 3NS
Received 19 Apr 2011Glascoed Heol Penyfai Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LS
Received 21 Sept 201136 Kensington Drive Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QS
Received 28 Sept 2007Beethoven House 81 Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9YN
Received 2 Mar 20159 Elder Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RH
Received 21 Jun 201114 Ffordd yr Hen Gae Pencoed CF35 5LJ
Received 16 May 202325 Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend CF32 9NY
Received 28 Oct 201117 Dale View Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0DE
Received 15 Nov 2011Records 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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