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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.
3,388 approved · 1,651 refused · 937 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
70 Glenwood Close Coychurch CF35 5EU
Received 28 Sept 20236 Merlin Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3UB
Received 28 Oct 2021Shoe Zone 31 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AP
Received 18 Jan 201319 Minffrwd Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rl
Received 16 Jul 2007Land Between Protheroe St & Church St Maesteg Bridgend
Received 31 Dec 2010Bayside 11 Rest Bay Close Porthcawl CF36 3UN
Received 25 Jun 202029 Well Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 OLF
Received 7 Apr 2010Penybont Football Club Bryntirion Park Bridgend CF31 4JU
Received 16 May 2019218 Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NL
Received 11 Sept 2015Woodlands North Bryn Cynan Farm Maesteg
Received 6 Aug 20138 Oaklands Drive Bridgend CF31 4SH
Received 29 Jan 2020Land adjacent to Newcastle Castle Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 3 Jan 2024Areas R21 & R22 Parc Derwen Bridgend
Received 21 Sept 20162 St Leonards Road Bridgend CF31 4HF
Received 28 Apr 20202 Sandfields Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9RB
Received 5 Sept 201156 Longfellow Drive Cefn Glas CF31 4PP
Received 28 Jul 2015Spar 31a Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5PF
Received 20 Jun 2016Land Rear Of Blundell Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YY
Received 15 Feb 20083 St Davids Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BN
Received 13 Mar 20122 Mallard Way Porthcawl CF36 3TQ
Received 2 May 2014Upper Ogmore Valley Between Blaengwynfi, Nantymoel & Blaengarw in Bridgend & Neath Port Talbot CF32 8AH
Received 7 Jun 2024Land off Ffordd yr Eglwys North Cornelly CF33 4HL
Received 31 Aug 2021Carnegie House Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EF
Received 9 Mar 201649 Heol Y Bardd Bridgend CF31 4SS
Received 18 Mar 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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