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.
3,415 approved · 1,666 refused · 937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fire Station Coegnant Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TW
Received 15 Jan 2009Cwmdu Ganol Farm Cwmdu Road Maesteg CF34 0DH
Received 12 May 2020Rear Of 73 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DH
Received 12 Jan 2009Westlands 4 Waterton Road Coychurch CF35 5EN
Received 4 Mar 2021Land adj. Capel Bach Farm Llety Brongu Maesteg CF34 0EB
Received 1 Oct 2020Land part of The Paddocks Bryn Road Tondu CF32 9EB
Received 5 Mar 201812 Castle Meadows Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Ad
Received 23 Feb 200727 Heol Dyfed Maesteg CF34 0PJ
Received 9 Aug 2007Land Off Church Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8LB
Received 19 Mar 2015Tennis Centre Island Farm site Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 11 Nov 2025Former Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UW
Received 6 Nov 2019McDonalds Picton Court Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 7 Jun 2017Ashfield House All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BX
Received 9 Jan 20153 Heol Dylan North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LE
Received 16 Jun 2022Nantymoel Bowls/Cmty Centre Waun Fach Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend
Received 23 Aug 201320 Cadogan Street Nantymoel CF32 7TB
Received 5 Jun 2020HMP Parc Heol Hopcyn John Coity CF35 6AP
Received 19 May 2026Zone 3 Eastern Business Park Bennett Street Bridgend Ind. Estate CF31 3SH
Received 26 May 2016Land adjacent to 67 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HQ
Received 15 Nov 20226 Badgers Mead Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PZ
Received 5 Oct 2012Great Western Staff Assoc Club Station Approach Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DY
Received 31 Jul 201264 Pant Hirwaun Heol-y-Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HH
Received 2 Feb 2023Coed-Y-Mwstwr Golf Club, Coychurch
Received 11 Apr 201450 Park Street Bridgend Mid Glamorgan CF31 4AZ
Received 18 Dec 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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