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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.
3,630 approved · 1,735 refused · 963 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Tai Arfryn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AN
Received 3 Jan 2008Three Arches Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend Cf31 3Yw
Received 17 Apr 200755 Glan Y Nant Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DQ
Received 2 Nov 201019 Ffordd Rhaglan Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6LB
Received 18 Mar 2008Land East of A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 8 Apr 2020Lifeboat Inn The Square Porthcawl Cf36 3Bw
Received 1 Nov 2006Land Nw Penypant Estate Lewistown Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 20 Nov 20067 Ffordd Yr Hebog Coity Bridgend CF35 6DH
Received 29 Sept 202018 Graham Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NR
Received 9 Oct 2009Atlantic Plastics Ltd Coytrahene Close Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AX
Received 4 Feb 2025Coed Y Mwstwr Fawr Farm Hendre Pencoed CF35 6RA
Received 16 May 200727 Heol Castell Coety Litchard CF31 1PU
Received 5 Dec 2022Sea Breeze Apartments 69-73 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DH
Received 11 Dec 201572 Severn Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3LN
Received 10 Nov 2025St Johns Well Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 23 Apr 201056 Llys Ceirios, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6QB
Received 11 May 2026Land At Heol Broom Mawdlam Pyle Bridgend
Received 17 Aug 201045 Gwaun-Bant Pontycymmer CF32 8LN
Received 10 May 2024Former Iron Works Iron Way Tondu CF32 9BF
Received 25 Oct 2023Rear Of Banc Yr Allt Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4RH
Received 12 Jun 2008Ty Nardd Ifor Terrace Blackmill CF35 6ET
Received 22 Aug 2023Dan y Castell Heol yr Eglwys Coity Bridgend CF35 6BG
Received 20 Sept 20218 Graham Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NR
Received 20 Jun 2011Land Adjacent Corbett Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AB
Received 20 Feb 2014Records 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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