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.
3,439 approved · 1,672 refused · 939 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Harvester, Sarn Retail Park, Bridgend, CF32 9SH
Received 10 Mar 2020Pinewood Picton Avenue Bridgend CF31 3HD
Received 26 Oct 2009Plot 20 land north of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 12 Sept 2018Maesteg Welfare Park Off Neath Rd Maesteg
Received 9 Nov 201210 Walters Road Bridgend CF31 4HE
Received 2 Aug 202133 Woodland Avenue Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UW
Received 15 Apr 2013The Hollies Heol-yr-ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 30 Jul 202453 Bryn Rhedyn, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6TL
Received 8 Oct 202484 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EY
Received 23 Apr 201060 Cefn Glas Road, Cefn Glas, Bridgend, CF31 4PG
Received 4 Aug 202513 Victoria Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6ER
Received 16 May 201734 Coronation Road Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF39 8RE
Received 29 Mar 2010Sea Breeze Apartments 69-73 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DH
Received 18 Aug 202541 Moorlands Road Bridgend CF31 3DR
Received 6 Sept 201715 Pentre Howell Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RG
Received 28 Mar 201175 Meadow Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EY
Received 2 Jul 2008Ar Graig Laleston CF32 0LY
Received 18 Jan 2019Maes Y Gwaelod Pencoed CF35 6NA
Received 10 Feb 2025Rosemount Pyle Road Pyle CF33 6HS
Received 26 Nov 201438 Wernlys Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NS
Received 26 Oct 2010Land Adj Doctors Surgery Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8NN
Received 9 Oct 20134 Gwendoline Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AU
Received 16 Oct 20077 Heol Glannant Bettws Bridgend CF32 8RL
Received 14 Jan 200836/37 Ger Y Lyn Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5ND
Received 13 Oct 2011Records 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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