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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.
3,880 approved · 1,821 refused · 986 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Oct 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Castle Green Cottage Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AU
Received 3 Sept 2021Caeremi Farm Llangynwyd CF34 9RA
Received 26 Apr 2016Tsb 19 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BW
Received 17 May 201612 Waun Llwyd Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Pp
Received 2 Mar 200762 Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PU
Received 12 Dec 2018Co-Operative Food, Lias Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3AH
Received 28 Jan 2022Woodlands Surgery Woodlands Terrace Caerau Maesteg CF34 0SR
Received 14 Feb 2012Malcs Cafe and WC block Locks Common Road Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3HU
Received 14 Jun 2017Glanrhyd Hospital Pen-y-Fai CF31 4LN
Received 10 Jun 202420 Westward Place Bridgend CF31 4XA
Received 13 Jun 2013Units 94/95 Designer Outlet Cefn Hirgoed Brdigend CF32 9SU
Received 12 Aug 201527 Austin Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5RS
Received 22 Jan 201834 Coronation Road Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF39 8RE
Received 8 Oct 2008Unit Rear Of Canolfan / The Triangle Brackla CF31 2LL
Received 2 Nov 201514 Glynbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 1LN
Received 10 Mar 201559 Duffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LZ
Received 8 Aug 2008Grove Quarry South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RB
Received 6 Jul 200916 Blaenogwr Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7NG
Received 5 Mar 2008239 Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NL
Received 5 Jun 20232 Pen Parcau Betws Bridgend CF32 8SS
Received 31 Mar 201145 Burns Crescent Cefn Glas CF31 4PY
Received 15 Dec 2014Nantymoel Primary School Gwendoline Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7PL
Received 19 Sept 201118 Woodlands Park Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 3DY
Received 29 Apr 2008Land off Oakwood Drive Maesteg CF34 9TS
Received 28 Aug 2026Records 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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