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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.
3,650 approved · 1,742 refused · 964 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Toll House 1 Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1LH
Received 6 Aug 20123 Cwmcerwyn Cottages Maesteg CF34 9PT
Received 19 Apr 2022Parc Farm Buildings Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AS
Received 12 Dec 201610 Bedw Arian Bridgend CF31 4TP
Received 24 Nov 20153 Penybryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9HT
Received 5 Sept 201918 Parkfields Road, Bridgend, CF31 4BH
Received 24 Jun 2025210 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BH
Received 26 Apr 2022Spring Cottage West Road Porthcawl CF36 3SR
Received 25 Oct 202115 Kittiwake Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3UU
Received 22 Oct 2020Land Near Court Colman Penyfai Bridgend
Received 22 Mar 2007Technical Support Unit St James Rise, Police Hq Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Su
Received 22 Jan 200767 Long Acre Drive Porthcawl CF36 3SB
Received 25 Jul 20186 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 18 Aug 2017Island Farm Institute Of Sport Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0NU
Received 19 Apr 2016Caerberis 136 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BL
Received 12 Aug 2015Porthcawl Western Breakwater Porthcawl Harbour Porthcawl
Received 6 Aug 201913 Park Court Road Bridgend CF31 4BP
Received 31 Jan 2018Afon Y Felin Primary School Heol Y Parc North Cornelly Bridgend
Received 3 Nov 20066 Greenfields Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SR
Received 19 Jul 2016Gaylard Building 11 Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BD
Received 10 Feb 2016Savers 10 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BT
Received 14 Mar 2013119 King Edward Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8NG
Received 21 Aug 201314 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 17 Oct 2016Land rear of Waunscil Avenue extending to the rear of Morfa Street Bridgend CF31 1TG
Received 20 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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