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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.
3,462 approved · 1,683 refused · 946 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Kenfig Nature Reserve Kenfig CF33 4PT
Received 16 Sept 2022Horeb Baptist Church Dinam Close Nantymoel
Received 18 Aug 2016Plot 20 Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 18 Mar 201648 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HR
Received 6 Oct 2023Garden area of 7 Fairways North Cornelly CF33 4DH
Received 31 Jan 2023Rear Outbuildings 12 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YA
Received 29 Aug 201224 Aneurin Bevans Way Maesteg CF34 0SX
Received 12 Mar 2024Plot 15 Land North of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 5 Sept 201612 Heol Aelfryn Pantyrawel Bridgend CF32 7LD
Received 4 Mar 2024Playground Cemetery Road Bridgend
Received 25 May 20072 School Terrace, Pontycymer, CF32 8HT
Received 28 May 2025Bridgeley House Abergarw Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 9 Jun 201431-37 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 23 Dec 20106 Commercial Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DL
Received 16 Jun 202012 Exchange Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EA
Received 29 Oct 200847 Heol Ty-Gwyn Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0BD
Received 20 Oct 2010Central Cottage Bankers Hill Cwm Ffoes Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0DA
Received 28 Jun 201110 Heol Mostyn Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BJ
Received 8 Jan 2010Premier Inn Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9ST
Received 7 Sept 2022Fferm Y Parc Off Oaklands Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SF
Received 14 May 2009Three Horseshoes Lamb Row South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RL
Received 5 Nov 2009Halfpenny House 1 Old School Road Porthcawl CF36 3BU
Received 28 Oct 20219 Merlin Close Porthcawl CF36 3UB
Received 3 Jun 201330 Brynheulog Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Hp
Received 29 Aug 2007Records 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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