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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3,567 approved · 1,720 refused · 958 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tabernacle Church Katie Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AB
Received 21 Nov 2011Lletyr Bont Newydd, Merthyr Mawr Road, Bridgend, CF31 3PN
Received 21 Jul 20261 Llynfi Road Maesteg CF34 9DS
Received 5 Aug 2022East Pier Porthcawl Marina Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 3 Oct 2016Former Portway Surgery The Portway Porthcawl CF36 3XB
Received 25 Feb 2020Land at Minffwrd Close Pencoed CF35 6SE
Received 16 Feb 202187 Skylark Road North Cornelly CF33 4PD
Received 20 Aug 201920 Heol Dewi Sant, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8SU
Received 19 Nov 2025Land Off Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LX
Received 10 Mar 201542 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DN
Received 16 Nov 2020Unit 5A Penybont Industrial Estate Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1NW
Received 27 Apr 2012Old Station Yard Porthcawl CF36 5TH
Received 27 Apr 2023Llwyn Iwrch Farm, Cefn Carfan Road, Heol Laethog, Bridgend, CF35 6LF
Received 22 Jun 2026Hill Crest Penybryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9HU
Received 2 Oct 2007Three Horseshoes Lamb Row South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RL
Received 16 Feb 2010Glasfryn Heol Canola Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Ts
Received 16 Jan 2007Unit 4 Ffordd Tirion Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EJ
Received 8 Dec 2017Land Opposite 68 Alma Road Maesteg Bridgend
Received 7 Sept 2007Pandy Park Public Toilets Pandy Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9PP
Received 2 Dec 2010Plot B2 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 29 Apr 2025St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 9 Dec 201915 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 24 Feb 2010Cefn Cribwr Athletic Club Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0AY
Received 30 Jan 2013Trecco Bay Holiday Park Porthcawl CF36 5PW
Received 19 Nov 2021Records 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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