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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.
3,335 approved · 1,629 refused · 934 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Heol Croes Faen Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SW
Received 8 Dec 200830 Honeysuckle Way Brackla CF31 2NT
Received 12 Jun 2020Nolton Court 4 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 26 Jul 2011Land between 33-39 Station Road Nantymoel CF32 7RD
Received 12 Jul 20161 Bryn Gorsedd Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PT
Received 21 Apr 2011Former Sunnyside Council Offices & Magistrates Court site Sunnyside Road / Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 14 Apr 2020St Clare's School, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5NS
Received 12 Oct 2011Land North Of Plot 244 Cae Gleision Broadlands Bridgend
Received 25 Nov 2011Ty Sycamore Wyddan Station Road Llangynwyd CF34 9TF
Received 12 Oct 20217 Elm Rise Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9SX
Received 2 May 2007Plot 1 Off Moira Terrace Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 4 Dec 2007Land adjacent to Brookland Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7SY
Received 21 Aug 2024Biomet Merck Ltd Brocastle Avenue Waterton CF31 3XA
Received 11 Aug 2020Woodland Rear The Oaks / The Lymes Fenwick Drive Brackla CF31 2LD
Received 8 Nov 2010198 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BH
Received 15 Mar 2017Land adjoining waste recycling centre Mount Pleasant Road Tythegston Bridgend CF33 4RS
Received 3 Apr 2017Bryngarw Country Park Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8UU
Received 20 Aug 2014Plot 4 St Clares Court Newton Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 3 Mar 2026Ty Glyndwr Blackmill Road Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6DW
Received 20 Jan 2021Old Llynfi Bakery Building Llynfi Lane (Rear of 18 Commercial Street) Maesteg CF34 9DF
Received 18 Jun 2018Nolton Court 4 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 26 Jul 2011Y Lletty Heol Yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 15 Dec 2023Land Adjacent 3 Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JN
Received 6 Jun 201317A Chestnut Way Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4ER
Received 18 Jun 2012Records 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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