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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.
3,708 approved · 1,759 refused · 973 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Playing Field At Ysgol Bryn Castell Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JP
Received 20 Jan 201623 Heol Shon Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0BG
Received 8 Apr 2021Grove Farm Yard South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RP
Received 4 Nov 2009Fairwood House Rhyd Lane Penyfai CF32 9PW
Received 7 Sept 2009Land at former open cast coal site to the north of A473 Llanilid Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 17 Feb 2020Land south east of Pont Rhyd-y-Cyff, Llangynwyd
Received 6 Nov 202530 North Road Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3TP
Received 25 Jan 200811 Ffordd Priordy Sarn CF32 9NB
Received 15 Oct 20193 Caldy Close Porthcawl CF36 3QL
Received 24 Dec 2014Garage site adj 8 Hillsboro Bryntirion CF31 4DJ
Received 13 Aug 20194 Laleston Court Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HG
Received 17 Feb 2022The Old Dairy Rear Of 138 Caerau Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0PD
Received 6 Dec 201311 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AP
Received 27 Apr 202199 Tremains Court, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2SS
Received 28 Jul 202581 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Dh
Received 12 Jul 2006The Haven The Court Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EH
Received 18 Mar 201320 Coed Y Graig Pencoed CF35 6YT
Received 15 Sept 201433 Heol Tyn Y Garn Penyfai CF31 4NZ
Received 13 Feb 2020Rear Of 16 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 18 May 201510 Deri Avenue Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TU
Received 6 Mar 2015Land Off Church Street Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 1 Aug 201232 Llys Penfro, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5NQ
Received 16 Apr 202520 Hunters Ridge, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2LH
Received 16 Mar 2026Land Off Llan Road (Cherry Lodge Farm) Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SB
Received 16 Sept 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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