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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.
3,419 approved · 1,667 refused · 937 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Margarets Court 66 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BB
Received 10 Jun 2016Dunraven Arms Hotel Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EH
Received 3 Apr 200824 Priory Oak Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HY
Received 28 Jun 201124 Hillsboro Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BH
Received 6 Jan 200919 Leyshon Way Bryncethin CF32 9AZ
Received 14 Aug 2018Land north of 10 Bangor Terrace Maesteg CF34 0HU
Received 25 Feb 20191 Red Oaks, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6LH
Received 15 Dec 20254 Redwing Close Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Nz
Received 26 Feb 20077 Nottage Mead Porthcawl CF36 3SA
Received 6 Feb 202311 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 10 Sept 2026Unit B Heol Ty Gwyn Industrial Estate Maesteg CF34 0BQ
Received 17 Sept 20214 Ty Coch Avenue Coity CF35 6AH
Received 21 Jun 202112 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EJ
Received 21 Jul 2022Trees next to The Flats Haywain Court Bridgend CF31 2ED
Received 22 Nov 202211 West Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 25 Mar 2025Plot 5 Lower Farm Yard Tythegston Bridgend CF32 0ND
Received 25 Mar 200819 Green Meadow Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BJ
Received 8 Sept 20212 Pen Maen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5ED
Received 17 Apr 201813-15 The Precinct New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DL
Received 4 Nov 2024Bron Y Garn Surgery Station Street Maesteg CF34 9AZ
Received 13 Apr 2015Ogmore Constituency Labour Party Social Club Elm Crescent Bryntirion CF31 4EA
Received 2 Jun 201765 Marlas Road Pyle CF33 6AT
Received 28 Sept 2015Parc Hyfryd Farm Pant Y Pwllau Coity Bridgend CF35 6BP
Received 20 Sept 201163 Mill View Estate Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 16 Nov 2016Records 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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