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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.
3,568 approved · 1,720 refused · 958 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
14 Ashbrook Brackla Bridgend CF31 2AT
Received 24 Nov 202033/35 Cheltenham Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PT
Received 19 Apr 2012Gelli'r Onn Farm Richard Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HR
Received 18 Mar 201328 Pant Glas Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YL
Received 6 Feb 2024Maes Glas Vets Church Acre Brackla CF31 2JT
Received 12 Mar 201511 Clos Yr Eirin Bridgend CF31 4UG
Received 26 Apr 20079 Bank Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SB
Received 1 Jun 2023Greystones 10 Wind Street Laleston CF32 0HS
Received 2 Nov 202039 Eleanor Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RD
Received 11 Feb 202139 Wyndham Street Bridgend Cf31 1Eb
Received 30 Oct 2006Xeinadin Ltd Court House Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BE
Received 16 Jun 2026Land Adj Manor Farm Cottage Tyn Y Caeau Lane Porthcawl
Received 25 Jul 2008Land rear of 95 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3EU
Received 3 Dec 2025Ashfield House 13 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NN
Received 1 Jul 2020Pentre Felin Retail Park Tondu CF32 9DF
Received 24 Mar 2017Field East of Lletty Brongu and south of Cwmcedfyw Farm Moel Gilau Bettws CF34 0EB
Received 3 Mar 20232 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LT
Received 28 Jan 202231 Glan Y Nant Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DQ
Received 2 Nov 201014 Wern Fawr Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NF
Received 22 Oct 2013Blue Pearl Restaurant 15 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BT
Received 14 Mar 201854 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DA
Received 12 Nov 2014100 West Park Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RN
Received 23 Feb 2012West Winds Bay View Road Porthcawl CF36 5NF
Received 4 Jun 201928 Parkfields Road Bridgend CF31 4BH
Received 30 Apr 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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