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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.
3,345 approved · 1,631 refused · 935 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coed Parc Park Street Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 7 Sept 202211 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HN
Received 21 May 2013Dunelm Mill (Unit 1) Waterton Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 1 Jun 200958 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NE
Received 8 Jun 2011Alongside 18 Heol Eglwys Adjacent To Postbox Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LY
Received 25 Jan 2008The Barn Llys Ty Newydd Coity CF35 6BY
Received 25 Jun 2019Brynglas House Coychurch Bridgend CF35 6AE
Received 6 Sept 200710 Elm Terrace Ogmore Vale CF32 7DT
Received 7 May 2019Ty Maen Cottage Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 0EH
Received 24 Apr 202027 Cheltenham Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PT
Received 1 May 200816 Pen Yr Ysgol Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9NS
Received 16 Dec 201119 Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PT
Received 7 Oct 2020104 Merlin Crescent Bridgend CF31 4QN
Received 20 Sept 201226C Sturmi Way Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BZ
Received 8 Feb 2013Ty Newydd Minffrwd Road Pencoed CF35 6RL
Received 21 Sept 2015Llangewydd Junior School Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JT
Received 11 Jan 2016Unit 3 Alpha Block Parc Derwen District Centre Coity CF35 6AN
Received 25 Mar 202523 Meadow Avenue Kenfig Hill CF33 6NR
Received 27 Jul 2021Vacant land above 49 Albany Road Pontcymmer CF32 8HE
Received 16 Feb 2017191 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RT
Received 15 Feb 201145 Sandpiper Road Porthcawl CF36 3UT
Received 1 Dec 20171 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6BY
Received 21 Oct 200896 West Park Drive Porthcawl CF36 3RN
Received 28 Aug 20131 Park Avenue, Ogmore Vale, CF32 7DH
Received 19 May 2026Records 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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