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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.
3,416 approved · 1,667 refused · 937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 Oakfield Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7SS
Received 17 May 2007Plot 7 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 4 Aug 2017The White Horse Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5HD
Received 14 Sept 2010Former The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 19 Jun 2019Silverton Litchard Terrace Bridgend CF31 1PN
Received 14 Dec 20111 Summerfield Drive, Porthcawl, CF36 3PB
Received 2 Jun 20262 Grange Crescent Coychurch CF35 5HP
Received 12 May 2015Woolworths 1A John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AR
Received 7 Nov 2007Coychurch Road Bridgend Cf31 3Ag
Received 20 Apr 20073 Heol Waldsassen Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LW
Received 21 Feb 20077 Teal Close Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Re
Received 31 May 200740 Parkfields Penyfai CF31 4NQ
Received 21 Jul 202331 Fairplace Close (Clos Manteg) Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BY
Received 6 Nov 201728 Gwaun Coed Brackla CF31 2HS
Received 1 Aug 2013St. Marys Rc Primary School Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JW
Received 26 Jul 201246 Dol Nant Dderwen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AA
Received 16 Oct 2009Glenview House 11 Glenview Penyfai CF31 4LZ
Received 20 Jan 2020St Theodores Church High Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DR
Received 20 Oct 2020Two Chimneys Island Farm Close Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 8 Sept 2021Verge A4061 The Derwen (Adj Premier Inn Car Park) Sarn Bridgend
Received 24 Aug 2012St Clares School Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NS
Received 9 Oct 20189 Waunlon Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RT
Received 15 Mar 2013Ty Tanglwyst Farm North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4SA
Received 3 Nov 201154 Llwyn Castan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 22 Feb 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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