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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.
4,153 approved · 1,895 refused · 1,009 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
72 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 23 Aug 2017Land Near Court Colman Penyfai CF31 4NG
Received 18 May 2015Mot Building Site Station Hill Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Tl
Received 20 Nov 2006Former LC Martial Arts Centre next to 16 Cemetery Road Ogmore Vale CF32 7HT
Received 18 Apr 2023Unit 4 Royal London Park Waterton CF31 3TN
Received 28 Jan 2025Hendir Uchaf Farm Wern Tarw Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NS
Received 30 Jun 201027 West End Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NE
Received 20 Dec 20116 Dan Y Deri Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BG
Received 20 Oct 201522 Clos Pwll Clai Tondu CF32 9BZ
Received 23 Nov 2022Berri Cottage Cwmberri Coity Bridgend CF35 6BT
Received 8 Mar 201222 Glynstell Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NN
Received 23 Jan 2024107A Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LZ
Received 9 Feb 2015Plot At 1-3 St David Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 3LT
Received 23 Sept 20082 Technology Drive Bridgend CF31 3NA
Received 9 Jul 202431-37 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 8 Oct 20134 Plousane Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LN
Received 4 Mar 2011Rear of Lon Heulog Brynmenyn CF32 9HB
Received 21 Jul 202119 Westfield Crescent Porthcawl CF36 3SG
Received 22 Aug 2019128 Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JT
Received 18 Jul 2022Grass verge adjacent to Penylan House Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas CF31 4QP
Received 14 Jul 2023Bridgend College Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DF
Received 7 Jan 2010Blackmill Service Station Blackmill CF35 6DR
Received 4 Mar 202450 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HR
Received 23 Sept 2008Styleforce 11 Village Farm Ind Est Pyle Bridgend CF33 6NU
Received 27 Jul 2009Records 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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