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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.
3,413 approved · 1,665 refused · 937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
38 St Marys View Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5HL
Received 28 Apr 20107 Parkfields Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NQ
Received 22 Sept 200858 Heol West Plas, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6BA
Received 17 Feb 20269 Gwelfor Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BL
Received 31 Mar 2023The Seasons Heol yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 28 Jan 2019Tesco Stores Ltd Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SQ
Received 15 May 2012Parc Tir Iarll Community Park/Nature Reserve Next to Llangynwyd Playing Field Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9GA
Received 6 May 2022Bradford Cottage Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8RD
Received 18 May 2015Ingleside 335A New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PH
Received 6 May 2011Plot 239 Land At Cae Gleision Broadlands Bridgend
Received 28 Nov 2008Garth Park Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NE
Received 31 Dec 201426 Crown Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6EN
Received 14 Apr 202131 Westward Place Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4XA
Received 23 Dec 2016Upper Offices 37 Market Street Bridgend CF31 1LJ
Received 10 Aug 2011Bridgend Grid 132kV Substation off Great Western Avenue Bridgend CF31 1NN
Received 22 Dec 2017Saint Hilary Centre Davids Close David Street Bridgend CF31 3SA
Received 18 Jul 2018Plot 3C Brackla Industrial Est Bridgend
Received 4 Dec 200774 Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HZ
Received 30 Mar 20202 St Johns Drive Pencoed CF35 5NF
Received 5 Oct 2022Ty Wrth Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LL
Received 17 Jul 2015Lavender House Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3YW
Received 21 Jul 201614 Cornelius Close South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RQ
Received 19 Oct 200911 Wernddu Sarn CF32 9ND
Received 10 Apr 20183 Meadow View Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EY
Received 5 Nov 2012Records 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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