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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.
3,567 approved · 1,720 refused · 958 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
40 Ffordd Y Mynach Pyle Bridgend CF33 6HT
Received 5 Sept 2008Dainton Business Park Former Coity Road Sidings Bridgend
Received 27 Jan 2016Land At Pant Hirwaun Heol Y Cyw Bridgend
Received 4 Mar 2008Rear of 24-26 Mervyn Way Pencoed CF35 6JH
Received 23 Jun 2017Mount Pleasant Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AS
Received 8 Apr 202214 Gwendoline Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AU
Received 5 May 20112 Arlington Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Df
Received 1 Aug 2007West Farm Barns & Carriage House Ty Canol Porthcawl CF36 3SY
Received 10 Apr 202471 Jubilee Crescent Bridgend CF31 3AY
Received 13 May 201643 Woodland Place North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Ew
Received 8 Feb 2007Cwm Ogwr Fach North Of B4564 Public Highway
Received 19 Nov 2014Land adjacent 1 Jubilee Crescent Bridgend CF31 3AY
Received 1 Nov 201617 Ffordd Priordy Sarn CF32 9NB
Received 16 Jun 2015120 Yr Ysfa Maesteg CF34 9BE
Received 11 Aug 2023Land North Of Glen Garw Flats Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 18 Sept 2007Garden 3 St Davids Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BN
Received 23 Mar 20114 Dunraven Street Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AS
Received 19 Jun 20089 St James Crescent Pyle CF33 6BG
Received 20 Mar 2024Adj A4061 Rotary International Way Bridgend
Received 27 Jan 201118 High Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DR
Received 7 Mar 2018Land At Tirion Chapel Road Wern Tarw Pencoed CF35 6NN
Received 8 May 200821 Kittiwake Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UU
Received 19 Dec 202535 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DG
Received 10 Sept 2010211 Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6PU
Received 13 Feb 2023Records 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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