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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.
3,483 approved · 1,691 refused · 949 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Salt Lake off Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 31 Jan 2022Bridgend College, Pencoed Campus, Penybont Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LG
Received 6 Aug 202633 Hearts of Oak Cottages Maesteg CF34 0TU
Received 9 Mar 2020Cosy Corner Porthcawl Harbourside Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 11 Apr 2017Unit C Dunraven Business Park Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 20 Jul 201725 Parc Bronhaul Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Ep
Received 20 Apr 200715 St Georges Avenue Wildmill CF31 1RS
Received 22 Jul 2016Land adj to former Nant y Gwyddon Landfill Site Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 10 Apr 201721 Millers Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Bridgend CF32 9TD
Received 13 Jun 2014Nottage Court Craddocks Hill Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3TF
Received 29 Aug 2012Gilfach Orfydd Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EG
Received 11 Jun 2013Land Adj. To Waun Wen Betws Road Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Ph
Received 17 Apr 200725 Heol Y Blodau Llangewydd Court Bridgend CF31 4UF
Received 29 Jul 200919 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BS
Received 25 Aug 201614 St Michaels Road Porthcawl CF36 5SB
Received 25 Oct 2019Phase 4 Coychurch Road Bridgend
Received 17 Sept 2007Plot 11 Abergarw Meadows Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 12 Nov 2018178 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QJ
Received 29 Jul 20101 Oakway Bryncethin CF32 9DJ
Received 1 Jun 2021Site R21/R22 Land At Parc Derwen Bridgend
Received 28 Jul 201055 St Brides Road Aberkenfig CF32 9RA
Received 10 Mar 2021St Johns School Church Street Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 14 Apr 2025Bryn Y Wrach Common Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Rj
Received 13 Jul 2007Land North & West Of Ford Engine Plant Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PJ
Received 24 Dec 2013Records 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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