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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.
3,900 approved · 1,826 refused · 986 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
45 Mount Earl Bridgend Cf31 3Ey
Received 24 Mar 2006Rear of 82 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 1 Apr 20209 Y Lan Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SA
Received 22 Jul 2013Rhandirmwyn Bettws Road Brynmenyn CF32 9HY
Received 9 Jan 2019The Maltsters Arms 52 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HJ
Received 9 Feb 200798 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HA
Received 31 Dec 20215 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend CF31 2SR
Received 18 Jul 2012Land At Dyffryn Llynfi Farm Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0SH
Received 14 Apr 2008TSB 18-19 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BW
Received 20 May 20222 Preswylfa Court Bridgend CF31 3NX
Received 9 Sept 202636 Church View Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HF
Received 25 Apr 2024Land formerly Ffaldau Arms Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8LL
Received 20 Mar 20263 Bowham Avenue Bridgend CF31 3PD
Received 16 Aug 202323 Island Farm Close Bridgend CF31 3LY
Received 10 Apr 2018Bridgend Railway Station Station Hill Bridgend CF31 1EA
Received 25 Jan 2018Bryn Mawr Farm Maesteg CF34 9PS
Received 6 Jun 202232 Wesley Street Maesteg CF34 0PY
Received 5 Jul 2013Cefn Gelli Farm Bettws Road Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PH
Received 8 Nov 2010123 Pen Y Mynydd Betws Bridgend Cf32 8Sb
Received 23 Jan 200729 West End Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NE
Received 8 Apr 2009Land south of the Angel Inn off Heol Las Mawdlam CF33 4PG
Received 16 Jan 2024Llangynwyd Village Hall Bridgend Road Llangynwyd CF34 9SW
Received 10 May 202445 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3HS
Received 15 Jan 2020Tabernacle Chapel Meadow Street Pontycymer Bridgend Cf32 8He
Received 12 Apr 2007Records 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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