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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.
3,474 approved · 1,686 refused · 947 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
57 Chantal Avenue Pen-y-fai Bridgend CF31 4NW
Received 2 May 2025Land At Waun Cimla Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend Cf32 0Bd
Received 23 Feb 2007125 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DL
Received 23 Feb 2012Car Park at Brewery Lane Bridgend
Received 30 Dec 201327 Alexandra Road Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Hb
Received 2 Aug 2007Greggs 8 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BT
Received 9 Mar 2022Plot Adj 22 Queen Street Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HS
Received 10 Sept 2012The Mill Yard Merthyr Mawr Road Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LS
Received 10 Nov 20173 Bank Buildings Banks Building Access Road Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SB
Received 17 Jul 20196 Merlin Close Porthcawl CF36 3UB
Received 15 May 202011 Coed Y Cadno Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GA
Received 30 Nov 20078 Alyson Way Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TP
Received 22 May 2013Baiden Farm Ffordd Y Gyfraith Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0BS
Received 25 Jan 2018Bryn Haul Derwen Bridgend CF35 6HD
Received 23 Apr 2013Atlantic Plastics Ltd Coytrahen Close Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AX
Received 2 Oct 201476 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HQ
Received 7 Mar 2018Innisfree off A4063 Coytrahen CF32 0DR
Received 10 May 2022Towy Villa 34 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AX
Received 22 Sept 201530/32 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BN
Received 27 Mar 2020Unit At Eastern Part Of Coed Castell Dev. Coychurch Road Bridgend
Received 28 May 2012Bridgend Minature Railway Fountain Road Cwmrisca Aberkenfig CF32 0EH
Received 11 Feb 2020Ty Isaf Farm Shwt Bridgend CF32 8UD
Received 7 Nov 202228 Pwllcarn Terrace Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AS
Received 27 Dec 201824 Coed Y Graig Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YT
Received 7 Sept 2010Records 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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