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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.
3,947 approved · 1,840 refused · 992 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Duffrynmadog Maesteg CF34 0BE
Received 29 Aug 2023Coed Parc Off A473 Coychurch CF35 5HW
Received 15 Apr 2016Land North Of Maes Y Grug Site 4 Llys Coed Broadlands Bridgend
Received 27 Apr 2007Former Ysgol Bryn Castell site Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JP
Received 25 Oct 20222 Heol Y Fronfraith Fawr Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FR
Received 22 Apr 2022Celtic Court Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 15 Feb 2013Hhpg House Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1LT
Received 14 Jan 201127 Heol Castell Coety Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PU
Received 15 Feb 200885 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed CF35 6ST
Received 23 Sept 202020 Northways Porthcawl CF36 5LB
Received 16 Feb 2021Land north of former Lamb and Flag pub Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9HW
Received 8 Jan 2018Land Between Maerdy Coal Tip & Tynewydd Forest Rhigos
Received 18 Apr 2011Greenfield Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend Cf35 6At
Received 15 Nov 200694 Fairfield Road Bridgend CF31 3DS
Received 21 Dec 2007Land At Parc Farm Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend CF35 6AS
Received 27 Aug 2014Plot 1 Devlopment Adj Celtic Club Garth Maesteg Bridgend
Received 1 Jun 20061 Upper Street Maesteg CF34 9DU
Received 1 Aug 201618 Duffryn Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5TA
Received 18 Feb 20155 Duffryn Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JL
Received 4 Feb 2014Eastern side of the river garw just north of the Garw Community route bridge
Received 5 May 2017Land At Maendy Farm Bryncethin Bridgend
Received 28 Apr 2006Wyndham House Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EF
Received 8 Dec 2025Land Rear Of 94 Beach Road, Trecco Bay Holiday Park, Porthcawl
Received 6 Jan 2014Pencoed Agriculture College Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LG
Received 23 May 2011Records 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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