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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.
3,566 approved · 1,720 refused · 958 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 2006 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Georgian Way Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ex
Received 4 Jun 2007Ty Tanglwyst Farm Pyle Bridgend CF33 4SA
Received 21 Dec 20093 Careg Llwyd Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EH
Received 3 Aug 2009Sheradene Ifor Terrace Blackmill CF35 6ET
Received 18 Jan 20234 Ty Bryn Gardens Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PZ
Received 18 Aug 2010Hut 9 Island Farm off A48 Bridgend
Received 24 Sept 202630 Dyffryn Road Maesteg CF34 0SH
Received 30 Mar 202135 The Burrows Porthcawl CF36 5AJ
Received 14 Dec 2021The Cottage Merthyr Mawr Road Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LS
Received 21 Jun 2016Unit 1 Kestrel Close, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend, CF31 3RW
Received 12 Jan 2026Land r/o Darran House High Street Heol Y Cyw CF35 6HR
Received 13 Apr 2010Land Parcel R/C3 Parc Derwen Bridgend
Received 28 May 2013126 Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4DA
Received 11 Oct 2016Penrhiw, Evanstown, Gilfach Goch
Received 7 Oct 2015Brooklands House Penyfai Road Aberkenfig CF32 9AA
Received 28 Nov 2018Gelli'r Onn Farm Richard Street Pontycymmer CF32 8HR
Received 4 Jul 2016Former Waterton Manor Brocastle Avenue Waterton
Received 23 Dec 20081 Garn Road Maesteg CF34 9AS
Received 31 Mar 2016Land adj to 25 Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4PG
Received 12 Apr 20166 St Johns Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PW
Received 4 Apr 2011Maes Y Deri House Heol Wastadwaun Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UY
Received 10 Sept 201314 Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5RA
Received 4 Dec 2015Minffrwd Stables Minffrwd Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NT
Received 21 Sept 2012Siderise Insulation 2 Forge Industrial Estate Maesteg CF34 0AY
Received 1 May 2018Records 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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