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.
3,424 approved · 1,672 refused · 938 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QF
Received 18 Feb 20164 St Marys Court Porthcawl CF36 5SD
Received 18 Jan 202357 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YN
Received 27 Dec 200711 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 19 Jun 20181 Coed Y Cadno Parc Cavendish Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GA
Received 23 Feb 20077A West Road Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SN
Received 1 Feb 2010Bryngarw Country Park Brynmenyn Bridgend
Received 5 Dec 20085 Kingfisher Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NY
Received 16 May 200819 Bangor Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HU
Received 22 Sept 2011Waste Transfer Site Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DP
Received 25 Jun 2010Land At Cefn Glas Road Bridgend
Received 24 Jun 2010First floor 25-31 Market Street Bridgend CF31 1LJ
Received 13 Sept 20216 Clos Ray Powell Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5JA
Received 20 Aug 2014Swansea Bay Swansea
Received 17 Apr 20157 Sanderling Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3TT
Received 28 Nov 200819 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DF
Received 19 Feb 2008Red Dragon Litchard Hill Bridgend CF31 1QJ
Received 27 Oct 20083 Gwendoline Court Lias Road Porthcawl CF36 3AH
Received 18 Feb 202028 Hollyhock Drive Brackla CF31 2NS
Received 23 May 2017Land at former St John School Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 4 Mar 2021Land at R20 Parc Derwen Bridgend
Received 25 Sept 2020Blackmill Service Station Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 29 Jun 2009Clevisfield Cottage Clevisfield Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NU
Received 7 Jul 2008Maes Y Coed Heol Byeastwood Coity CF35 6BN
Received 24 Jul 2020Records 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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