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.
3,486 approved · 1,692 refused · 949 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
89 Westward Place Cefn Glas CF31 4XB
Received 10 Sept 2019Llynfi Dental Surgery 13 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BT
Received 24 Apr 20149 Pant Ardwyn Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LJ
Received 22 Jul 2009Greenacres Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HN
Received 12 Oct 201219 Pentyla Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0BB
Received 25 Jan 2010David Street Bottom Lake Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 18 Sept 2007Land at Central Park off Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RT
Received 9 Oct 2019Corneli Primary School Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4LW
Received 29 Sept 20261 Preswylfa Court Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5ES
Received 23 Jan 2012Ty Chwith Farm Pencoed CF35 6NS
Received 28 Jan 201923 Park Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3EP
Received 8 Jun 2026Ffordd Yr Eglwys North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HL
Received 15 Apr 201323 Brynteg Avenue Bridgend CF31 3EN
Received 1 Sept 2008Ocean View 46 Mary Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YA
Received 24 Apr 200815 Duffryn Madog Maesteg CF34 0BE
Received 3 Jun 2019Flat 4 Haywain Court Bridgend CF31 2ED
Received 6 Oct 20144 Hutchwns Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LD
Received 2 Jun 200911 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 22 Jul 201377 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DH
Received 13 Sept 2016Belle Vue Cottage Penycae Bridgend CF32 9SN
Received 22 Mar 2017Rock Inn 98 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3DT
Received 31 May 20168 Ffordd Sanderling Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 30 Mar 2021Tymaen Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EH
Received 3 Jul 2008Land To The North West Of Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1PG
Received 3 Sept 2015Records 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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