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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.
3,935 approved · 1,837 refused · 989 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
46 Brynteg Avenue, Bridgend, CF31 3EN
Received 10 Apr 20254 Hendre Avenue Ogmore Vale CF32 7HD
Received 2 Jan 202062 Clos Tyn Y Coed Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Pq
Received 21 Sept 20104 Gartholwg Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9GJ
Received 26 Nov 20096 Jenkin Street Bridgend CF31 3AN
Received 15 Feb 2010Site Of Former Water Tower Former Stormy Down Aerodrome Bridgend CF33 4RS
Received 13 Dec 2013Plot Adj To Highfields Blackmill Road Lewistown Bridgend Cf32 7Hu
Received 12 Mar 20074 Dan Y Deri Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BG
Received 16 Mar 201827 Queens Avenue Sarn CF32 9SS
Received 14 Jan 2020Fairways Hotel West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 17 May 20131 Clos Glyndwr Coity Bridgend CF35 6AX
Received 19 Oct 2023Plot 6 Land Adj To Celtic Club Garth Maesteg Bridgend
Received 1 Jun 2006The Queens Hotel 79 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DH
Received 20 Oct 201424 Victoria Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6ER
Received 12 Dec 2019West Winds 2 Locks Lane Porthcawl CF36 3HY
Received 12 Jan 2017Old Joinery Works Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 11 Oct 2011The Rhiw Storey Car Park site Rhiw Hill Bridgend
Received 15 Mar 2017Bryn y Mor Heol Broom Mawdlam CF33 4PW
Received 13 Mar 2019St Johns School Church Street Porthcawl CF36 5NP
Received 13 Jan 20225 Rowan Close Pencoed CF35 6TS
Received 30 Apr 2021129 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LN
Received 14 Oct 2014Mount Zion Chapel King Edward Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8NG
Received 1 Nov 20137A West Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 19 May 2010Ty Traeth, Newton Nottage Road, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3FB
Received 19 Jun 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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