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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.
3,546 approved · 1,712 refused · 956 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
75 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4BA
Received 4 Oct 2013Rear 35 Woodstock Gdns (Iestyn Woods) Pencoed CF35 6ST
Received 22 Dec 2014Brynna Mill Wern Tarw Road Brynna CF72 9QP
Received 21 Jun 2022Land at the former playground Fountain Terrace Aberkenfig CF32 0EW
Received 19 Oct 2017Land at Meadow Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EU
Received 3 Sept 2019Former Hope Chapel Duffryn Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0SH
Received 20 May 2009Hyfrydol Resource Centre Cemetery Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0LW
Received 22 Mar 2011Craig Afon Island Farm Road Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 21 Dec 20152 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6BY
Received 13 Oct 20227 Upper Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DU
Received 30 Nov 2009Porthcawl Hotel John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 12 Dec 2025Old West Farmhouse West Road Porthcawl CF36 3SS
Received 28 Dec 2022Bridgend Shopping Centre Brackla Street Bridgend
Received 12 Jun 20088 Preswylfa Court Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NX
Received 3 Dec 201238 Severn Road Porthcawl CF36 3LN
Received 13 Jan 2021Rear of 41 / 42 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla CF31 2QF
Received 10 Feb 202023 & 24 Green Meadow Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BJ
Received 7 Dec 200928 Sturmi Way Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BZ
Received 9 Dec 201954 Glanafon Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0SE
Received 4 Apr 2011Pencoed Peaking Power Plant Land north of Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5HU
Received 15 Sept 2023Unit 5 Royal London Park Waterton CF31 3TN
Received 14 May 2020Plot 4C (East of Dollcast Ltd) Heol Mostyn Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle CF33 6BJ
Received 3 Oct 201653-55 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BA
Received 22 Feb 202442 Maes Y Piod Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FJ
Received 6 Nov 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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