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.
3,642 approved · 1,739 refused · 964 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Mount Pleasant Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6DR
Received 29 Apr 200813 Castle Meadows, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6DA
Received 22 Sept 2026110B Llwydarth Road Maesteg Cf34 9Ey
Received 24 Jan 200768 Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HZ
Received 19 Oct 201717 Cwrt Y Coed Brackla Bridgend CF31 2ST
Received 22 Feb 20133 Woodland Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5HY
Received 13 Apr 2010Dol Gorwel Site North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PX
Received 31 Mar 200932 Parc Tyn Y Waun Maesteg CF34 9RG
Received 28 May 2019Next to 9 Monks Close Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LF
Received 24 Sept 2025Land adjacent to No.2 Gypsy Stables Wern Tarw Road Rhiwceilog Pencoed CF35 6NN
Received 15 Jun 2023Brackla Infants & Junior School Brackla Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2EZ
Received 18 Jun 200963 West End Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3NH
Received 21 Jun 2023Unit 18a Kingsway Buildings Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3YH
Received 15 Apr 20191 Sanderling Way Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 26 Jun 20184 Godra Bryn Shwt Bridgend CF32 8TU
Received 1 Feb 202214 Andrews Close Tondu Bridgend CF32 9EQ
Received 14 Mar 2023War Memorial The Square Pencoed Bridgend
Received 5 Oct 200951 The Woodlands Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JG
Received 30 Jul 200811 West Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 4 Sept 2024Spring House Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 26 Aug 201516 High Street Laleston CF32 0HP
Received 23 Feb 202111 Crown Road Maesteg CF34 0LN
Received 20 Jul 202226 Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AJ
Received 24 Jul 2026Opus One John Street Cefn Cribwr CF32 0AD
Received 13 Sept 2019Records 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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