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.
3,410 approved · 1,664 refused · 937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 east of Treoes (Vale of Glamorgan) and Bridgend CF35 5DD
Received 1 Nov 2023Land At Madoc Close Brackla CF31 2PY
Received 12 Sept 2014Plot 20 Abergarw Meadow Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 5 Aug 20195 Cae Ganol Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RS
Received 7 Sept 2010Cosy Corner Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 20 Feb 20241 Pen y Ffordd North Cornelly CF33 4ES
Received 9 Apr 202111 The Avenue Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8LY
Received 21 Apr 2008Land at former St Johns School Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 18 May 2021Morien House Bridgend Business Centre Bennett Street Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SH
Received 23 Jan 201964 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 11 Sept 201834 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3UL
Received 12 May 202359 Rockfields Porthcawl CF36 3NT
Received 4 Apr 2018Plot 1 Land R/O Arwerydd Porthcawl Road South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RG
Received 2 Sept 2008Margam Opencast Coal Site Boundary Of Npt & Bcbc
Received 20 Feb 2009Land Adj To The Old Police Station Bethania Row Ogmore Vale CF32 7AB
Received 2 Mar 201615 Homfray Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0HW
Received 8 Sept 20161 The Whimbrels Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TR
Received 1 Jun 202235 Rockfields Porthcawl CF36 3NS
Received 7 Mar 201972 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HU
Received 30 Jul 2012Sunnycroft, Pont Rhyd-Y-Cyff, Maesteg, CF34 0EH
Received 28 Sept 20269 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 12 Sept 202411 Cefn Nant Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JE
Received 12 Oct 2011The Engine House Tondu Park Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9TF
Received 21 Mar 20188 Ballarat Pencoed CF35 6LY
Received 5 Oct 2022Records 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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