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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.
3,961 approved · 1,844 refused · 994 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Bridgend College Maesteg Campus Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9UN
Received 15 Sept 20263M (UK) Plc 3 Technology Drive Bridgend CF31 3NA
Received 10 Feb 20212 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Df
Received 22 Jun 2007St Margarets Court 66 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BB
Received 31 Mar 2017Brynogwr 39 Bryntirion Hill Bridgend CF31 4BY
Received 6 Feb 20082 Buarthau Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Er
Received 6 Jul 20068 Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LW
Received 22 Apr 201416 High Street Laleston CF32 0HP
Received 22 Jun 2017Myrtle Cottage Derwen Bridgend CF35 6HD
Received 24 Feb 201664 Fox Hollows Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Nh
Received 26 Sept 200635 Cefn Coed Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4PH
Received 23 Apr 2009Fmr Bethany Chapel Hermon Road Maesteg CF34 0SQ
Received 9 May 20141 Elm Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AG
Received 26 Aug 201014 Pond Mawr Maesteg CF34 0NG
Received 8 May 2014Land Adj 1 Glanberis Terrace Blaengarw Road Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AR
Received 23 Mar 2012Marlas Farm North Cornelly Bridgend
Received 14 Apr 200828 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LQ
Received 25 Mar 2008Sarn Park Motorway Service Area Sarn CF32 9RW
Received 8 Feb 2016Rear Garden 13 Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EG
Received 1 Dec 201430-32 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BN
Received 19 Mar 201564 West Park Drive Porthcawl CF36 3RL
Received 16 Feb 2021Cornelly Integrated Childrens Centre Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LW
Received 22 Dec 201050 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BA
Received 4 Oct 2011Gwar Y Coed Pant y Pwllau Coity CF35 6BP
Received 27 Mar 2017Records 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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