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.
3,466 approved · 1,683 refused · 946 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 At 5 Sarn Hill Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RU
Received 5 Dec 200730 Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TN
Received 29 May 201269 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HQ
Received 13 Jan 2014Plot 26 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 10 Jan 20206 Marian Street Blaengarw CF32 8AG
Received 14 Sept 2015Land Adj 1 Corbett Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AB
Received 8 Dec 2015Bridgend C B C Fleet & Highways Waterton Bridgend CF31 3YP
Received 20 Sept 20169 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend CF31 2SR
Received 27 Sept 2010154 Mill View Garth Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0DP
Received 25 Mar 200864 Beach Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 19 Jan 202134 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 15 Apr 20085 The Willows Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6LL
Received 7 Jan 2011Ty Du Farm Stormy Down Lane from A48 to Waun Bant Road Lane Laleston Bridgend CF32 0NR
Received 21 Dec 2020North west of Gilfach Ychaf Farm Llangynwyd CF34 9SD
Received 8 Jul 201968 Nolton Street Bridgend Cf31 3Bp
Received 3 Jul 2007Porthcawl Western Breakwater Porthcawl Harbour Porthcawl
Received 11 Jun 202111 Plas Ty Mawr Penyfai CF31 4NH
Received 4 Mar 201570 South Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Da
Received 16 Jul 200739 Upper Adare Street Pontycymer CF32 8LP
Received 19 Feb 202022 Masefield Mews Bridgend CF31 4PS
Received 13 Jul 2012Land off Albany Road Pontycymmer CF32 8HE
Received 2 Aug 201629 Alexandra Road Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HB
Received 7 Aug 2007Plot 1A Ffaldau Industrial Estate Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 21 Mar 2011Llangewydd Cottage Pant Rhosla Court Colman Bridgend CF32 0HE
Received 14 May 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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