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.
4,166 approved · 1,900 refused · 1,009 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glamorgan Holiday Hotel The Square Porthcawl CF36 3BW
Received 7 Jun 2013Land Rear 32 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AD
Received 14 May 200737 Llwyn Helig Kenfig Hill CF33 6HN
Received 7 Jul 202211 Cuckoo Street Pantygog Bridgend CF32 8DR
Received 17 Dec 20082A Queen Street Bridgend CF31 1HX
Received 9 Nov 2020Ty Coed Y Mwstwr Isaf Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5HW
Received 22 May 20122 Dale View Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0DE
Received 9 Nov 202214 Crown Rise Maesteg Cf34 0Jy
Received 26 Jul 201015 Honeysuckle Way Brackla CF31 2NT
Received 19 Nov 20213 Parc Bronhaul Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EP
Received 1 Apr 20197 Daren Close Maesteg CF34 0YX
Received 27 Sept 2019129 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DW
Received 8 Apr 2011Former The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 14 Jan 2019Aviation House Brocastle Avenue Waterton Industrial Estate CF31 3XR
Received 10 Aug 20237 Ravens Hill Bridgend CF31 5AY
Received 30 Jul 20133 Heol y Derw Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF39 8RW
Received 25 Sept 2018Westgate 48a Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Received 3 Aug 2021Southlands Funeral Home 59 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DA
Received 25 Jan 20216 Garnwen Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EY
Received 29 Feb 201215 Windsor Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Lr
Received 30 Jun 2006The Bungalow Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 20 Mar 2017Plot 72 Austin Close Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 25 Apr 200864 Mill View Estate Garth Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 3 Nov 2021The Square Pontycymer Bridgend Cf32 8Eb
Received 22 Nov 2005Records 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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