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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.
3,920 approved · 1,833 refused · 987 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 North Avenue Kenfig Hill CF33 6ND
Received 8 Jun 202221 Hollyhock Drive Brackla CF31 2NS
Received 14 Aug 2017Brynamlwg House Bryn Amlwg North Cornelly CF33 4DJ
Received 9 Aug 2007S. Wales Police Dog & Mounted Section Police Recreation Ground A473 Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3YU
Received 15 Jul 201420 Dol Nant Dderwen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AA
Received 3 Dec 2019Land adjacent to Caer Gymrig Maesteg CF34 0JD
Received 6 Aug 202029 Picton Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HG
Received 12 Aug 200819 Moriah Place Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DW
Received 10 May 2010Plot 6 Penllwyngwent Ind Estate Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AX
Received 16 Jan 200849 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 16 Sept 2021Aspee & Sons Old Jewson Yard Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1NS
Received 14 Mar 2024St Clares Convent Newton Porthcawl CF36 5PJ
Received 13 Jan 202120 Turberville Crescent Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QT
Received 1 Dec 201122 Spoonbill Close Porthcawl CF36 3UR
Received 7 Oct 20211 Highfields Brackla CF31 2PA
Received 15 Mar 201929A Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5PB
Received 22 Sept 2020Rear of Nos. 6 & 7 Forest View Blaengarw CF32 8BS
Received 16 Jul 2024Sea Breeze 3 Mallard Way Porthcawl CF36 3TQ
Received 1 Jun 2017Land adjacent to the Old Police Station Bethania Row Ogmore Vale CF32 7AB
Received 22 Sept 2017Cefn Ydfa Farmhouse Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 0EG
Received 8 Nov 20138 Linden Way Danygraig Porthcawl CF36 5AR
Received 7 Mar 2017Valegate Retail Park Culverhouse Cross Cardiff
Received 27 May 200818 Llwyn Coch Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BJ
Received 9 Jan 2017Parc Lodge Bryntirion Hill Bridgend Cf31 4Da
Received 20 Oct 2006Records 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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