Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
3,587 approved · 1,727 refused · 961 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
90 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5DE
Received 21 Aug 200959 Park Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3ER
Received 12 May 2025Land At Parc Stormy Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 2 Jul 2019Betws Primary School Bettws Road Bettws Bridgend CF32 8TB
Received 28 Aug 201240 Islawen Meadows Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LW
Received 2 Oct 2013Plot 16 Abergarw Farm Brymenyn Bridgend CF32 9LH
Received 30 Mar 201680 Ogwy Street Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Sh
Received 4 Sept 20076 Bryn Awelon Bryntirion CF31 4DP
Received 10 Aug 20168A Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1LH
Received 23 Dec 2014Former Margam Surface Mine Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BS
Received 15 Jan 2021Pren Per Llangewydd Bridgend CF32 0EU
Received 30 May 201845 Iron Way Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BF
Received 3 Feb 201236 Woodlands Park Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EB
Received 24 May 2011Bridgend Minature Railway Society Fountain Road Aberkenfig
Received 28 Sept 2020Brooklands House Penyfai Road Aberkenfig CF32 9AA
Received 26 Apr 2018142 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DW
Received 5 Feb 201632 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 29 Nov 201215 Highfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QR
Received 20 Sept 201014 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 14 Oct 2019Ty Tanglwyst Farm Pyle CF33 4SA
Received 10 Jan 20173 and 4 Horseshoe Close (Former Three Horseshoes Public House car park) off Lamb Row South Cornelly CF33 4AE
Received 3 Jun 2024Cwm Coedcae Farm Rhiwceiliog Bridgend CF35 6NW
Received 12 Jan 20242 Westfield Crescent Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sg
Received 27 Jun 2007Mcdonalds Restaurant Bridgend Retail Park Picton Court Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 13 Sept 2016Records 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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