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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.
4,138 approved · 1,888 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
60 Commercial Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DL
Received 7 Jan 2011Shoe Zone 31 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AP
Received 16 Aug 201069 Woodland Avenue Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UW
Received 24 Aug 2009Bryngarw Country Park Brynmenyn CF32 8UU
Received 22 Mar 201799 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Hj
Received 13 Jul 200673 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed CF35 6ST
Received 14 Aug 2020345 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5PH
Received 3 Feb 2016Princess Of Wales Hospital Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1RQ
Received 10 Sept 2024McDonalds Restaurant Pencoed Business Park Pencoed CF35 5HY
Received 10 Feb 2017Land At The Clock House Old Village Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SP
Received 14 Oct 2008Rest View Heol Ton Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PS
Received 11 Jan 202216 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 7 May 201446 Lewis Avenue Bridgend CF31 4JJ
Received 9 Oct 200861 Merlin Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Qw
Received 23 Feb 200611 Gerddi Quarella Bridgend CF31 1LG
Received 24 Sept 2009Land Off Hope Ave/Heol Persondy Aberkenfig Bridgend
Received 14 Jan 2008Tyr Ychen (east of Sker House) West Road Porthcawl CF36 3PJ
Received 12 Jun 2019East Pier Porthcawl Marina Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 17 Mar 2017Land adjacent to 4 Moriah Place Kenfig Hill CF33 6DW
Received 22 Jan 2018Unit A Picton Court Bridgend Retail Park CF31 3XX
Received 24 May 201336 Burns Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4PY
Received 19 Mar 2013Main road adjacent to Trem y Castell, Coity, CF35 6GA
Received 22 Jul 2020Land At Waterton Retail Park Bridgend
Received 14 Apr 201520 Cae Garn Heol Y Cyw CF35 6LD
Received 11 Oct 2016Records 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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