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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.
3,519 approved · 1,707 refused · 954 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Maes Y Gelli Bettws Road Llangeinor Bridgend
Received 27 Jan 2011Glyntawel House Pant Hirwaun Heol Y Cyw CF32 9UJ
Received 3 Jun 20158 Chestnut Drive Danygraig Porthcawl CF36 5AD
Received 23 Mar 202022 Parc Deri Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AQ
Received 19 Feb 2008Ty Gwyn 5 Laurel Court Waterton Lane Bridgend CF31 3YX
Received 29 Dec 202024 Ysbryd y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GF
Received 27 Aug 2019Newton Down Industrial Estate Tythegston Court Tythegston CF32 0NE
Received 6 Jul 2018Land south of Caer Gymrig Maesteg CF34 0JD
Received 9 Oct 202015 Crown Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6EN
Received 5 Apr 201714 Penybont Road Pencoed
Received 27 May 201636 Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9EF
Received 8 Aug 2013Land At Crosshaven Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6HS
Received 8 Oct 200911 Long Acre Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SB
Received 13 Nov 2009Porthcawl Medical Centre Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5RR
Received 9 Oct 2018105 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RY
Received 26 Oct 2009Plot 119 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 9 Jun 201628 The Green Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3AX
Received 18 Mar 2013Brackla Primary School Brackla Way Brackla CF31 2EZ
Received 24 Sept 2012Barns At Cefn Cribbwr Farm Farm Road Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0HA
Received 14 Nov 20081 Penybryn Villa Bettws Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HY
Received 13 Oct 200973 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DH
Received 11 Aug 201010 Meini Tirion Cefn Glas CF31 4TL
Received 14 Aug 2018160 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Bl
Received 11 Apr 2007Unit 11 Heol Mostyn Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF32 6EJ
Received 2 Mar 2026Records 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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