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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.
3,886 approved · 1,822 refused · 986 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 Ger Y Lyn Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5ND
Received 21 Aug 20093A Caroline Street Bridgend Cf31 1Dn
Received 10 Jul 20068-10 Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 5NX
Received 21 Jan 202282 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 22 Apr 2021Rest Bay Watersports Centre Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 8 Oct 201928 St Michaels Road Porthcawl CF36 5SB
Received 18 Jun 2021Areas R10 & R11 Parc Derwen Off Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend
Received 23 Jun 20091 The Square Laleston CF32 0HT
Received 22 Jul 202083 Fairfield Road Bridgend Cf31 3Ds
Received 29 Jun 200667 St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BA
Received 17 Jan 2024Breakaway 14/16 Abbey Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6HF
Received 10 Feb 2010The Oystercatcher 47 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 21 Oct 2014Meadowbank, Old Parish Road, Blackmill, Bridgend, CF35 6ER
Received 30 Jul 202515 Long Meadow North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PX
Received 17 Apr 2024Jennings Building The Harbour Porthcawl CF36 3XA
Received 19 Feb 2018Kingfisher House Maesteg Road Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Sn
Received 5 May 2006Ty Cyffog Suffolk Place Ogmore Vale CF32 7DS
Received 26 Mar 202020 Parc Tyn Y Waun Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RG
Received 18 Mar 201412 Maes Yr Haf Road North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Er
Received 25 Oct 2006Rear of 95 Merthyr Mawr Road off Heol Gam Bridgend CF31 3EU
Received 10 Sept 2024Car Park At Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NH
Received 13 Feb 2015Building adjacent Seaview Farm Heol Goedog Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0AN
Received 7 Mar 201816 Joslin Road Litchard Bridgend CF35 6BD
Received 23 Aug 20212 Rowans Lane Bryncethin CF32 9LQ
Received 22 Mar 2023Records 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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