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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.
3,364 approved · 1,640 refused · 935 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adjacent to 22 Waterton Close Waterton CF31 3YE
Received 26 Sept 201854 Coychurch Road, Bridgend, CF31 2AP
Received 16 May 20253 Cross Street Bridgend CF31 1EX
Received 1 Jun 20113 Vale View Brackla CF31 2BY
Received 23 Feb 202158 Duffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LZ
Received 5 Jul 2013Land Btwn Lifeboat Road & Marine Ter. Fronting The Square & Knights Arms Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 25 Feb 201443 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AY
Received 2 Jul 200911 South View Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UR
Received 2 Jul 20106 Wern Fawr Road Wern Tarw Heol y Cyw CF35 6NF
Received 4 Dec 202054 Glanafon Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0SE
Received 27 Jan 201134 Cae Canol Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RS
Received 12 Feb 2015The Mudpatch 8 Charles Avenue Pencoed CF35 6SJ
Received 22 Oct 2014Land off All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BX
Received 21 Feb 2022Fairhaven Maesteg Road Llangynwyd CF34 9SN
Received 8 Jul 202412 Tythegston Close Nottage CF36 3HJ
Received 17 Aug 2016West Winds Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HY
Received 28 Feb 201937 Croft Goch Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6HA
Received 15 Oct 20184 Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LB
Received 23 Jun 202233 Long Acre Drive Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SB
Received 22 May 2015The Original Factory Shop Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9UN
Received 23 Jun 2026Rear ground floor flat 8 Commercial Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DL
Received 7 Dec 202116 Nottage Mead Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SA
Received 28 Jan 2011Summerfield 8 West Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LS
Received 15 Oct 2010Former Church Hall Heol Persondy Aberkenfig CF32 9RL
Received 17 May 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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