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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.
3,476 approved · 1,690 refused · 948 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cynffig Comprehensive School East Avenue Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6NP
Received 20 Jul 2010Mynydd Cynffig Infants School Commercial Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DN
Received 25 Jul 201136 Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JN
Received 8 Dec 201718 Greenwood Close Litchard CF31 1PJ
Received 19 Jan 2018Former Brynmenyn Primary School site Bryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LA
Received 12 Mar 20209 Penprysg Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SS
Received 6 Mar 2013Land south of 18 Curwen Terrace, North Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4AW
Received 11 Aug 2025(Land At South Road) Toby Carvery Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PU
Received 3 May 200716 Brynteg Avenue Bridgend CF31 3EN
Received 24 May 201621 Heol Y Fronfraith Fawr Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FR
Received 13 Dec 2023Bryn Derw 29 Pwll Evan Ddu Coity Bridgend CF35 6AY
Received 14 Dec 20074 Park Terrace, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 9HE
Received 7 Apr 2026Natwest 28 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EN
Received 24 Jul 201550 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 17 Feb 2016126 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3DT
Received 1 Feb 201110A Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HL
Received 16 Nov 202011 Cefn Nant Pencoed CF35 6JE
Received 21 Oct 2022Land north of Heol Stradling Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6AN
Received 28 Aug 2019Tesco Castle Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EB
Received 12 Jan 200923 Bridge Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DB
Received 16 Nov 2022Wickes Picton Court Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 10 Aug 20222b Commercial Street Nantymoel CF32 7RA
Received 19 Apr 202225 Island Farm Close Bridgend CF31 3LY
Received 18 Feb 2010Maesteg Community Hospital, Neath Road, Maesteg, CF34 9PW
Received 25 Sept 2014Records 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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