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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.
3,542 approved · 1,709 refused · 956 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 22 Sept 2014Llan Farm Cefn Carfan Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9JF
Received 3 May 200714 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YW
Received 8 May 2007Lynwood Farm Brynna Road Pencoed CF35 6PD
Received 9 Oct 202045 Park View Maesteg CF34 9HF
Received 22 Jul 2016Land At Treoes Road Coychurch Bridgend CF31 3US
Received 24 Dec 2013Land Adj Garage Nantyffyllon Terrace Nantyffyllon Maesteg
Received 6 Dec 200718B Yr Ysfa Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AG
Received 7 Aug 2008Land Adjacent The Old Post House Bettws Road Bettws CF32 8TB
Received 16 Jan 200829 Church View Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HF
Received 29 May 2008Temptations Cafe 16 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1DU
Received 18 May 2010Land At Parc Stormy Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 9 Feb 20163A Parc Plaza Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 7 Apr 2016Bridgend Railway Station Station Hill Bridgend CF31 1BB
Received 17 Jul 2018Former Ogmore Vale Bakery Abergarw Industrial Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Lw
Received 20 Nov 2006Principality House Main Avenue Litchard Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2BB
Received 29 Apr 20145 Adrian Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LX
Received 25 Oct 2011Twin Oaks Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9DG
Received 13 Dec 20218 Ton y Groes Pencoed CF35 5PL
Received 16 Dec 201612 Kingfisher Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NY
Received 3 Aug 2007Mynydd Cynffig Infants School Commercial Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DN
Received 6 Oct 201025 Waterton Close Waterton Bridgend CF31 3YE
Received 30 Jan 201228 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 14 Oct 20202 Linden Way, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5AR
Received 8 May 2025Records 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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