Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
4,086 approved · 1,878 refused · 1,003 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Sept 2004 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Westgate Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3NP
Received 27 Oct 2025Tesco Store Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SQ
Received 12 Feb 2008Land off Princess Way northern roundabout North of Cae Cenydd Brackla CF31 2ES
Received 9 Feb 20267 Cherry Tree Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RD
Received 24 Aug 201026 Bryngolau / 137 Heol Y Frehines Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4DD
Received 11 Oct 2007Pleasant View Fairfield Avenue Maesteg CF34 9LW
Received 27 Aug 2013Grand Pavilion Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YW
Received 9 Aug 2023West Barn Penyfai CF31 4LL
Received 29 Jan 202011 Mountain View North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4EE
Received 15 Jun 2010118 Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4DA
Received 25 Jan 202253 Adare Street, Evanstown, Gilfach Goch, CF39 8RU
Received 5 Mar 2025Trafalgar Wood R/O Suffolk Close Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 18 Sept 2008Bridgend College Pencoed Campus Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 18 Dec 202558 St Christophers Road Wildmill Bridgend CF31 1RU
Received 25 Aug 20153 Heol Tredwr Waterton Bridgend CF31 3AJ
Received 17 Sept 200752 Park Terrace Tondu CF32 9HE
Received 8 Nov 2019South Road S/O Kenfig Cottage Porthcawl CF36 3TB
Received 19 May 2011Phase 2 Coychurch Road Bridgend
Received 2 May 2006Garage site rear of 19 Heol y Berllan Pyle CF33 6LE
Received 13 Aug 2019The Coach House Pen Y Lan Farm Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AN
Received 17 Dec 200812 The Hollies, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2PP
Received 12 Jun 2025Land east of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend
Received 28 Feb 20184 High Street Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8HY
Received 2 Apr 2009Rear of 32 High Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DR
Received 14 Aug 2024Records 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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