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.
3,407 approved · 1,663 refused · 937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Butterfly Guest House 51 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YN
Received 30 Nov 2012Cefn Cribwr R F C & Athletic Club Cae Gof Playing Fields Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0AA
Received 13 Oct 2016Grass Verge At Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SB
Received 10 Feb 2014Brodawel Camping and Touring Park Moor Lane Porthcawl CF36 3EJ
Received 16 Jun 202577 Fairfield Road Bridgend CF31 3DS
Received 14 Feb 2012Tyne House Lawrence Close Bridgend CF31 1JY
Received 7 Nov 2012Llangewydd Area Bridgend
Received 4 Jul 2013Former garage compound adjoining 32 / 33 Cwrt y Mwnws Maesteg CF34 0AL
Received 19 Feb 2018Anwen Care Home Pant-yr-Awel Ogmore Vale CF32 7LA
Received 13 Apr 2021Corner House Inn Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SB
Received 4 Nov 2013Former Margam Surface Mine Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BS
Received 18 Feb 20169 Crud yr Awel Penyfai CF31 4GH
Received 15 Oct 2018Yard and Premises Unit 6 Litchard Industrial Estate Litchard CF31 2AL
Received 23 Mar 2021Filco Supermarket Car Park Hermon Road Caerau Maesteg CF34 0SU
Received 14 Apr 201655 Pwllygath Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6ET
Received 18 Oct 2007Land at former St Johns School Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 23 Apr 202147 Bowham Avenue Bridgend CF31 3PA
Received 17 Mar 20143 Heol Bryncwtyn Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PX
Received 25 Jan 2010North Lodge Penyfai CF31 4NG
Received 1 Aug 2016The Yard Rogers Lane Cefn Cribwr CF32 0EU
Received 19 Sept 20192 Mayfield Avenue Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LH
Received 11 Aug 2022NatWest 26-28 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EN
Received 29 Apr 2025Plot 15 Abergarw Meadow Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 2 Aug 201917 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HN
Received 19 Mar 2021Records 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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