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.
4,222 approved · 1,909 refused · 1,015 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 28 Jun 2018Pencoed Garden Centre Pencoed College Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 11 Mar 2008J & J Motors A48 Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LY
Received 20 Feb 2013Lynwood Farm Brynna Road Rhondda Cynon Taff CF35 6PD
Received 19 Nov 2018Former Stormy Down Aerodrome Bridgend CF33 4RS
Received 14 Jul 201138 Church View, Laleston, Bridgend, CF32 0HF
Received 11 Dec 2025Land adjoining 15 The Burrows Porthcawl CF36 5AJ
Received 27 Sept 202382 Turberville Street Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Lu
Received 30 Jun 2006Pencoed Police Station 44 Heol Y Groes Pencoed CF35 5PE
Received 6 Sept 2021Unit 3 Picton Court Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 8 Jul 2011Brodawel Farm off A473 Coychurch CF35 5BU
Received 18 Oct 2018Tyddyn Nant-y-Gadlys Llangynwyd Maesteg
Received 1 Nov 2022Purnell and Tanner Ltd Building Contractors Castle Street Maesteg CF34 0AW
Received 9 Feb 20221 Llys Y Fran Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4TU
Received 23 Feb 2022Pandy Crescent Playground Pandy Crescent Pyle CF33 6AR
Received 21 Dec 2016100 Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4LH
Received 30 Sept 2015Garage Compound Off St Davids Way Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5HB
Received 13 Dec 2012Gelli Las Farm Coytrahen CF32 0EG
Received 14 May 202139 Hunters Ridge Brackla CF31 2LH
Received 19 Jan 2021Maes-Y-Ffynnon Chapel Row Rhiwceiliog Bridgend CF35 6NN
Received 24 Jan 201344 Prince Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Ed
Received 6 Oct 20064 Phyllis Avenue Bridgend CF31 3DD
Received 6 Feb 201748 Chestnut Bush, Broadlands, Bridgend, CF31 5FG
Received 19 Feb 2026The Lodge 5 Clevisfield Avenue Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NU
Received 25 Jun 2026Records 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage