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.
3,477 approved · 1,690 refused · 948 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
(Land adjacent 25 Cefn Glas Road), Ty Castell Newydd, 23 Cefn Glas Road, Cefn Glas, Bridgend, CF31 4PG
Received 25 Oct 2024Island Farm Institute Of Sport Island Farm Bridgend
Received 15 Dec 2014Ewenny Court New Inn Road Ewenny Bridgend CF35 5AA
Received 26 Feb 201020 School Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DT
Received 31 Dec 200778 Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SU
Received 4 Feb 2019The Toll House 1 Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1LH
Received 28 Jul 201447 Garfield Avenue Litchard CF31 1QA
Received 5 Nov 2018The Square Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4HA
Received 23 May 2016Cosy Corner Porthcawl Harbourside Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 10 Apr 20174 Mynydd Glas Maesteg CF34 0AF
Received 17 Apr 2014The Gwent 2 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DE
Received 5 Apr 2017Hermon Chapel Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AA
Received 6 Oct 2016Grounds Of West Winds 2 Locks Lane Porthcawl CF36 3HY
Received 20 Oct 201413 Clos Tir Isaf (Lowland Close) Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BU
Received 27 Oct 2020The Barn Wind Street Laleston CF32 0HN
Received 27 May 2015Ashfield House 13 Merthyrmawr Road Bridgend
Received 20 Nov 20151 Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3YY
Received 27 Mar 201932 Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LQ
Received 18 Jul 2008Former Express Motors Depot Land off Waun Bant Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6DE
Received 17 Apr 2023Lewis House Preswylfa Court Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NZ
Received 9 Oct 2020Brambles Hermon Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AD
Received 16 Oct 200946 Parc Tyn Y Waun Pont Rhyd Y Cyff Maesteg CF34 9RG
Received 4 Jul 20186 Heol Waldassen Pencoed CF35 5LW
Received 26 Apr 2012136 Llangewydd Road Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4JX
Received 19 Nov 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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