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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.
3,356 approved · 1,635 refused · 935 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
56 Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EH
Received 30 Nov 2010Land At Newton Down Porthcawl
Received 27 Jan 201222 Clos Yr Eirin Bridgend CF31 4UG
Received 29 Jan 201666 Neath Road Maesteg CF34 9PH
Received 5 Feb 2016Unit 2 Garth Drive Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AQ
Received 11 Feb 20217 Kingfisher Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NY
Received 15 May 2007Land at Heol y Nant / Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JS
Received 18 Jul 201715 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 18 Jun 202028 Priory Oak Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HY
Received 13 Jul 20107 Parkfields Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NQ
Received 21 Feb 2014Land off Coychurch Road (adjoining Jubilee Crescent) Bridgend CF31 3AY
Received 25 Sept 201811 Phyllis Avenue Bridgend CF31 3DD
Received 9 Oct 202425 Heol Y Goedwig Porthcawl CF36 5DU
Received 25 Jul 2017Dizzys Castle Pyle Cross Pyle CF33 6AY
Received 25 Jun 201812 Swn y Nant Pencoed CF35 6JF
Received 8 May 20172 Lluest Cottages Pontyrhyl Pontycymmer CF32 8LX
Received 6 Jun 20165 Lon y Bugail Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4UE
Received 3 Aug 202314 Hazel Mead, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 9AQ
Received 15 Jul 2025First floor 16 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DN
Received 21 Dec 201812 Gwendoline Terrace Maesteg CF34 9HG
Received 18 Oct 2021Treetops Nursing Home Llangeinor Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LY
Received 18 Jul 200827 Homfray Street Maesteg CF34 0HW
Received 14 May 201426 Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JW
Received 3 Jul 201325 Verland Way Pencoed CF35 6TY
Received 17 Jun 2020Records 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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