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.
3,429 approved · 1,672 refused · 939 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NH
Received 20 Oct 2017Pencoed Comprehensive School Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5LZ
Received 10 Jun 2022Workshop at Llangewydd Cottage Court Colman Bridgend CF32 0HE
Received 20 Nov 20236 Vicarage Terrace Maesteg CF34 9PF
Received 10 Apr 20195 Sandpiper Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3UD
Received 12 Jan 2021Castell House Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9SD
Received 19 Apr 201320 Pant-Y-Ffynon, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6RU
Received 2 Apr 20204 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SR
Received 18 Jul 2017West Lodge Court Colman Bridgend CF31 4NG
Received 16 Dec 2022Brynhaulog Heol Yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 10 Oct 201182 Highfields Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PD
Received 5 Feb 2010Rear 44/46 Hanover Court Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4HX
Received 26 Jun 2013Tusker View Cefn Cross Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0EY
Received 27 Aug 200910 Rogers Lane Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LB
Received 14 Nov 201213 Sycamore Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5AL
Received 20 May 202156 Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EH
Received 11 Mar 2014Tidal Lagoon Scheme Swansea
Received 12 Mar 2014South Wales Police Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 20 Aug 200822 Bower Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6NE
Received 3 Dec 201419 Heol Stradling Coity CF35 6AN
Received 28 May 2020J G Plant Ltd Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2XE
Received 13 Oct 20148 Bryn Llidiard Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QN
Received 15 Feb 201634a Garnwen Road Maesteg CF34 0EY
Received 18 Oct 20173 Yr Ysfa Maesteg CF34 9AG
Received 22 Mar 2024Records 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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