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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.
3,351 approved · 1,631 refused · 935 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Ramsey Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3QG
Received 23 Feb 20211 Blaen Y Fro Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RY
Received 8 Feb 2012Former St Johns School Newton Porthcawl
Received 3 Mar 2021Unit 19 Village Court Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BX
Received 6 Nov 202022 Dunraven Place Bridgend
Received 8 Feb 2011117 Heol-Y-Bardd, Bridgend, CF31 4TB
Received 8 Sept 20253 Llewellyn Drive Penyfai CF31 4NX
Received 12 Jul 202244 Pond Mawr Maesteg CF34 0NG
Received 21 Mar 2018Land At Ty Draw Farm Pyle
Received 23 Aug 2012Old Bakery Abergarw Trading Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend
Received 6 Sept 2007Telecom Site 72097 Bryntirion Hill Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4ES
Received 31 Mar 2016Public Conveniences John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AR
Received 26 Oct 20152 Heol-Y-Goedwig, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5DT
Received 15 Sept 202510 Dan Y Deri Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BG
Received 31 Oct 2007The Laurels 16 Derllwyn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DG
Received 12 Dec 201823 Heol Y Parc North Cornelly CF33 4LT
Received 9 Dec 2019Land south of Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AG
Received 1 Oct 20211 Honeysuckle Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NT
Received 6 Apr 20105 Sandpiper Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Ud
Received 17 Jul 2007Units 1 & 2 Moor Road Waterton Ind Estate Bridgend
Received 4 Apr 2013Pentre Beili Farm Llangeinor Terrace rear lane and access from Llangeinor Terrace Lewistown CF32 7LT
Received 31 Jul 2018Land at Hendir Uchaf Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed CF35 6NS
Received 2 May 2024Land adjacent to 23 Heol Pant Yr Awel Pantyrawel CF32 7LA
Received 9 Sept 202079 & 81 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BA
Received 10 Oct 2018Records 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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