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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.
3,381 approved · 1,649 refused · 935 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 3 Brackla Street Shopping Centre Bridgend CF31 1DD
Received 25 Mar 20101 Fairplace Close (Clos Manteg) Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BY
Received 6 Nov 2017Sinclair Finance & Leasing Ltd Hernston Retail Park A48 bypass Bridgend CF31 3NB
Received 18 Dec 2019Ty Graig House Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6DN
Received 20 Aug 200767 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AY
Received 27 May 2015Cwm Coedcae Farm Heol y Cyw CF35 6NW
Received 9 Sept 2022Maes Glas Vets Church Acre Brackla CF31 2JT
Received 17 Sept 2014Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club Waun-y-Mer Bridgend CF33 4PU
Received 30 Jun 202314 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5ET
Received 13 Apr 2011Land Rear 9/10 Pen Y Fro Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JG
Received 10 Feb 200918 The Green Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3AX
Received 25 Nov 2013148 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BL
Received 6 May 2022Block C Unit 14 Parc Y Bont Aneurin Bevan Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate CF32 9TD
Received 14 Nov 2016101 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RY
Received 1 Sept 2022White Wheat 14 Y Dderwen Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9HX
Received 14 Mar 2013Ton Bach Farm, Orchard Close, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6RJ
Received 17 Sept 202512 Westgate Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3NP
Received 19 Mar 2025Land At The Rhiw Multi Storey Car Park Walkway Bridge & Entrance Bridgend
Received 30 Jan 201513 Chestnut Bush Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 3 Feb 201411 Newton Nottage Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5PF
Received 10 Apr 20193 Cae Derwen Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PY
Received 3 Aug 200786 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SS
Received 23 Jun 2023Ty Glyndwr Mayfield Nurseries Blackmill Road Blackmill CF35 6DW
Received 16 Feb 201759B Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 10 Sept 2014Records 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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