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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.
3,482 approved · 1,691 refused · 949 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Caer Berllan Pencoed CF35 6RR
Received 28 Jul 201418 Iron Way, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 9BF
Received 17 Jan 2025The Ploryn, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 4AG
Received 29 Jan 2025Parcel R12 Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 30 Mar 2017Caretakers House Heronsbridge School Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HT
Received 13 Sept 2016Greyfriars Barn Clevis Hill Newton Porthcawl
Received 20 Feb 201713 Hillside Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4BG
Received 1 Jun 202175 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0AW
Received 3 Aug 20114 Saint Tyfodwg Close, Glynogwr, Blackmill, Bridgend CF35 6EU
Received 16 Jul 2025SDM Glass Stadium Bryntirion Park Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JU
Received 6 Jul 2020J Sainsbury Plc The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9ST
Received 13 Nov 2009Land adjoining Cornelly Cemetery Ffordd yr Eglwys North Cornelly CF33 4HL
Received 25 Aug 202177 Pyle Inn Way Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LP
Received 13 Mar 2023Land Adj 190 Oxford Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8DG
Received 2 Jun 20094 Maes yr Haf Road North Cornelly CF33 4ER
Received 18 May 202140 The Green Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AX
Received 23 Mar 2010Rear of 44 Briary Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PU
Received 25 Jan 2021121 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NY
Received 7 May 2019Rear Of 11 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 2 Nov 200735 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed CF35 6ST
Received 5 Feb 2020Porthcawl Hotel 7-11 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 9 Jan 2020Tondu Primary School Meadow Street Aberkenfig CF32 9BE
Received 17 Apr 2019Aldi Retail Store Llynfi Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DS
Received 12 Jul 201033 Ffordd Candleston Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DU
Received 27 Mar 2017Records 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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