Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
3,355 approved · 1,633 refused · 935 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Land To Rear Of Morris Street Maesteg CF34 9EL
Received 18 Sept 201511 Redshank Close Porthcawl CF36 3UG
Received 5 Sept 201874 Darren View Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9SG
Received 6 Sept 2012136 Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DF
Received 1 Jun 2018York House Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 30 Aug 201347 Beach Road Pyle CF33 6AR
Received 31 May 2018Former Pencoed Primary School High Street Heol Y Cyw CF35 6HY
Received 16 Aug 2019Maesteg Outdoor Market Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BY
Received 20 Feb 201973 Fairfield Road Bridgend CF31 3DS
Received 26 Apr 20071 Curwen Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AW
Received 29 Apr 20146 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YA
Received 1 Apr 2015Land Opposite 43 Penyrallt Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QG
Received 22 Apr 200879 Heol Las North Cornelly CF33 4BA
Received 25 Nov 201911 River Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BH
Received 28 Sept 201229 Heol Y Plorin North Cornelly CF33 4PZ
Received 15 Jun 2020Tynton Farm off A4093 Llangeinor CF32 8NY
Received 25 Jul 2023Glamorgan Holiday Hotel The Square Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BW
Received 24 Jan 2014167 Heol Y Bardd Bridgend CF31 4TD
Received 9 Jun 2014Hut 9 Island Farm off A48 Bridgend
Received 30 Jul 2026Maesteg Charcoal Grill 25 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 25 Apr 201265 Woodlands Park Kenfig Hill CF33 6EB
Received 10 Oct 20169 De Granville Close, Porthcawl, CF36 3JF
Received 30 Sept 2025Ty Fry Llangeinor Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8UY
Received 5 Jul 201118 Heol Mair Litchard Bridgend CF31 1YL
Received 21 May 2007Records 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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