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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.
4,102 approved · 1,881 refused · 1,003 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
St Cynwyd's Church, Llangynwyd Village, Llangynwyd, Maesteg
Received 14 Feb 2025142 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DW
Received 25 Jun 2007Station House Glanavon Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7RP
Received 30 Mar 2023Land adjacent to 22 Honeysuckle Way Brackla CF31 2NT
Received 5 Jan 201764 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 14 Feb 2022Maesteg Town Hall Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 8 Oct 201945 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EB
Received 22 Jan 2015Former Vernon Hart Day Centre Heol Tywith Maesteg CF34 0TW
Received 20 Feb 202011 Alma Terrace Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AL
Received 20 Dec 202310 Brook Vale Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ls
Received 27 Feb 200754 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SR
Received 6 Apr 2021Commercial area north of Heol Stradling Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6AN
Received 25 Apr 2022Land At & Adj Gwalia House Duffryn Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0SS
Received 15 Feb 20122 Oaklands Rise Bridgend CF31 4SP
Received 13 Jun 2008Stormy Down Anaerobic Digestion Facility Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 17 Mar 2021Glenholme Oak Ridge Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6DS
Received 24 Sept 2020Land At 270/270A New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BA
Received 21 Mar 2016Land rear of Dale View Cefn Cribwr CF32 0DE
Received 19 May 20179-11 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 20 Dec 2005Sea View Farm Pyle Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5TB
Received 29 Jan 20141 Heol Y Parc Evanstown CF39 8RH
Received 17 Aug 2018Margam Mine Opencast Site Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend
Received 12 Jul 2007Kia Gravells David Street Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SA
Received 21 Mar 2014Evergreen Cottage Heol Las Maudlam CF33 4PL
Received 26 May 2020Records 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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