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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.
3,671 approved · 1,750 refused · 968 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bridgend Paper Mills (WEPA) A4063 Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 14 Mar 2023Plas Pen Y Cae Pen Y Cae Bridgend CF32 9SN
Received 5 Aug 201436 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend CF31 3DN
Received 25 Jun 20211 Saint Davids Close Wildmill Bridgend CF31 1RR
Received 25 Oct 201143 Bryntirion Hill Bryntirion CF31 4BY
Received 6 Mar 201937 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AP
Received 24 Jul 2024Land Adj To 2A Lower Adare Street Pontycymmer CF32 8LW
Received 2 Jun 20165 Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Received 21 Jun 201936 Clos Y Deri Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Pr
Received 27 Jun 2007Quakers Meeting House 87 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Received 5 Jul 202426 Yr Hendre Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EG
Received 20 May 2014Freeschool Court Evangelical Church & Sparesworld site Free School Court Bridgend CF31 3AG
Received 14 Aug 2020Pantyfyd Farmhouse Dimbath Lane Glynogwr CF35 6EL
Received 21 Jul 20178 Commercial Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7RA
Received 8 Feb 20087 Wigan Terrace Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Ye
Received 25 Sept 2006Land R/O The Toll House Off Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1LH
Received 12 Nov 2012Former Tremlett & Griffiths Site Forge Ind Estate Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0AY
Received 8 Aug 201337 Austin Avenue Newton Porthcawl CF36 5RS
Received 9 Sept 2024Waterton Sports Club Site Bridgend CF31 3YY
Received 12 May 2011Bridgend Paper Mills A4063 Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RS
Received 24 Mar 2025Siderise Insulation Limited Forge Industrial Estate Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0AH
Received 30 Jul 2021Rear 39 Banc Yr Allt Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4RH
Received 12 Nov 2010Land West Of Maesteg Road Tondu
Received 8 Jan 201611 Duffryn Madog Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0BE
Received 17 Mar 2017Records 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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