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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.
3,997 approved · 1,854 refused · 995 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
69 Heol Onnen North Cornelly CF33 4DT
Received 16 Sept 2024Holly Cottage 31 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5PF
Received 10 Jul 201910 Celtic Road Maesteg CF34 0YJ
Received 21 Mar 20145 Caerau Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0PB
Received 2 Jan 201427 Preswylfa Court Bridgend CF31 3NX
Received 31 Aug 2011Unit 6 And 7 Royal London Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3TN
Received 3 Nov 20151-5 Ton View Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EX
Received 26 Sept 2011Land adjacent to 13 Heol Tre Dwr Waterton CF31 3AJ
Received 15 Feb 2019Bungalow R/O 250 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BA
Received 3 Dec 2009Rear of 55 Suffolk Place Porthcawl CF36 3EB
Received 14 Mar 201722 Islawen Meadows Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LW
Received 17 Feb 20168 Prospect Place Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7DE
Received 4 Oct 2011The Nellins West Of Maes Y Piod Broadlands Bridgend
Received 4 Dec 20145 Cae Derwen Bridgend CF31 1PY
Received 22 Feb 2017125 Mill View Estate Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 23 Jul 201810 Acacia Avenue The Burrows Porthcawl CF36 5BJ
Received 27 May 2011Waterton Retail Park Bridgend
Received 22 May 20157 Iestyn Drive Pencoed CF35 6SQ
Received 20 Aug 2024Laleston Post Office & Store 27 High Street Laleston CF32 0HP
Received 29 Sept 2014Co-Op Supermarket Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NP
Received 4 Jun 2009Gaylard Building 11 Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BD
Received 10 Apr 201812 Rhodfa Mes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BF
Received 19 Apr 201813 & 23 Restway Gardens Bridgend CF31 4HY
Received 28 Jun 20186 Traws Fynydd Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HR
Received 27 Feb 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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