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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.
3,315 approved · 1,625 refused · 933 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
2 Well Cottage Lamb Row South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RL
Received 8 Jun 2017To front of Quakers Meeting House 87 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Received 14 Feb 201915 Crown Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EN
Received 24 Jul 2014Land At St Illtyds Road Bridgend CF31 4JY
Received 21 Dec 201549 Islawen Meadows Pencoed CF35 6LW
Received 6 Apr 202316 Anglia Close Litchard CF31 1QX
Received 15 May 201729 Foxfields Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JL
Received 28 Mar 2024Newcastle Cottage 10 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 6 Apr 200962 Highfield Place Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RN
Received 24 Jan 2008Ancient Briton Clevis Hill Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NT
Received 27 Jul 2010Victoria Inn 7 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 14 Feb 2012Pyle Garden Centre 2 Heol Mostyn Pyle CF33 6BJ
Received 19 Jul 202157 Duffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 3 Oct 2013West Haven Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PT
Received 5 Feb 2024New House Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 8 Mar 2016The Jennings Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 11 Oct 20162c Heol Dewi Sant Bettws CF32 8SU
Received 6 Apr 20234 Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4BS
Received 17 Sept 201514 Gelliaur Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JQ
Received 10 Jul 2009The Factory High Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HY
Received 18 Jun 200728 Clos Y Cudyll Coch Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FW
Received 16 Oct 20131 Bowham Avenue, Bridgend, CF31 3PD
Received 4 Nov 202431 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3PN
Received 13 Sept 20214 Coleridge Close Bridgend CF31 4QB
Received 31 Aug 2023Records 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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