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.
3,396 approved · 1,656 refused · 937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Nantyffyllon RFC Blosse Street Maesteg CF34 0BU
Received 19 Jul 2021Boots 72 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BD
Received 19 Dec 20083 Cefn Nant Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JE
Received 16 Mar 2009Hendir Uchaf Farm Rhiwceiliog Bridgend CF35 6NS
Received 27 Nov 2025Danymynydd Heol William Trigg Blaengarw CF32 8AQ
Received 16 Apr 2015The Coach House Pen Y Lan Farm Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AN
Received 18 May 2011Land at Bryn & Penhydd Forest (between Maesteg & Port Talbot)
Received 15 Jan 2021Stanwell House Blackmill Road Lewistown Bridgend CF32 7HU
Received 28 Apr 2014Braceys Building Merchants Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RE
Received 27 Feb 201440 Castle View Bridgend CF31 1HL
Received 8 Jan 202169 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SF
Received 16 Aug 2013Mynydd Cynffig Infant School Commercial Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DN
Received 21 Nov 2014Land off All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BX
Received 9 Jan 2019Abercerdin Primary School Kenry Street Evanstown Bridgend CF39 8RS
Received 17 May 2022Parcel R18 Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 15 Feb 20101 The Old Barn, Heol Las, Mawdlam, Bridgend, CF33 4PH
Received 19 Nov 2024Windsor Cottage 13 Windsor Road Porthcawl CF36 3LR
Received 2 Jul 2018Hut 9 Island Farm Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 16 Mar 20213 Heol Tredwr Waterton Bridgend Cf31 3Aj
Received 12 Mar 20077 Hafod Las Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NB
Received 19 Mar 20145 Hill View Pencoed CF35 6JW
Received 13 Apr 202137 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EB
Received 13 Jul 2023Blackmill Sheep Sales Site Cwm Ogwr Fawr Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Dr
Received 26 Jun 200718 Llwyn Coch Broadlands CF31 5BJ
Received 30 Jul 2020Records 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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