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.
3,363 approved · 1,637 refused · 935 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 10 St Clares Court Porthcawl CF36 5DS
Received 13 Mar 20234 Heol Y Sheet North Cornelly CF33 4EY
Received 20 Apr 2023Plot G7 North Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TP
Received 4 Apr 2022Harts Building Newlands Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2DA
Received 15 Aug 2012Spring House Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NN
Received 13 Oct 2008Formerly the Oystercatcher 47 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 22 Nov 201724 Wernlys Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NS
Received 4 Aug 201192 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 14 Sept 20094 De Turberville Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3JG
Received 11 Jun 2013Land between 33 & 39 Station Road Nantymoel CF32 7RD
Received 30 Jun 2021The Bayleaves Marlpit Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EJ
Received 22 Aug 200721 Arosfa Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AH
Received 16 Apr 2010Plot 173 Carreg Erw Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6BA
Received 14 Jun 2013Pant Y Wal Windfarm
Received 1 Dec 2011Land east of Junction 36 M4 (east bound) Bryncethin Bridgend
Received 13 Feb 202318 The Glade Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9BX
Received 25 Mar 20149 St Davids Way Porthcawl CF36 5HB
Received 18 Dec 201343 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NN
Received 9 Jul 2021Fernhollows Glynogwr Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 17 Jan 2012Car Park At Bridgend Designer Outlet The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 8 Mar 2011Garden of 1 Heol Gadlys Litchard CF31 1PD
Received 21 Nov 2016Land between Pyle Road & Fulmar Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TA
Received 27 Sept 20211 Dan Y Bryn Gilfach Goch Bridgend CF39 8RF
Received 2 Feb 201031 Long Acre North Cornelly CF33 4BE
Received 17 Jul 2019Records 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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