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.
3,447 approved · 1,681 refused · 941 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Adj 3 Barnardo Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HT
Received 14 Jul 2008The Bridgend Tennis Club Church Road off Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3AZ
Received 26 Jan 2023Block B Unit 6 Parc Y Bont Aneurin Bevan Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate CF32 9TD
Received 24 Apr 2017Playing Field At Ysgol Bryn Castell Llangewydd Road Bryntirion CF31 4JP
Received 16 Jan 201566 Westward Place Bridgend CF31 4XB
Received 19 Aug 201438-40 Commercial Street, Maesteg, CF34 9DH
Received 24 Oct 202526A Llewelyn Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 21 May 2007Petrostore (Texaco) Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3BD
Received 17 Jul 200989 Hermon Road Maesteg CF34 0SU
Received 11 Feb 201548 Heol Ty Gwyn Maesteg CF34 0EU
Received 17 Feb 2022Sea View Farm Opposite Jubilee Gardens Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5TB
Received 25 Jul 201759 Chantal Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NW
Received 2 Nov 201744 Cemetery Road Bridgend Cf31 1Na
Received 16 Feb 200728 Maes Yr Haf North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4EN
Received 6 May 2011The Tythegston Barns Lower Farm Tythegston Village Road Tythegston Bridgend CF32 0ND
Received 10 Jun 2022The Seaways Hotel 26-28 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YA
Received 7 Nov 2016Rear garden of 13 Salisbury Road Maesteg CF34 9EG
Received 29 Nov 201843 Dol Nant Dderwen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AA
Received 31 Jan 2022Bridgend Railway Station Station Hill Bridgend CF31 1BN
Received 3 Oct 202527A Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4LW
Received 2 Jul 2014Coed Parc Park Street Bridgend CF31 4FH
Received 18 Nov 202249 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HB
Received 15 Oct 2021Next to 26 Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DB
Received 15 Jul 202254 Hunters Ridge Brackla CF31 2LJ
Received 1 Mar 2021Records 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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