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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.
4,234 approved · 1,914 refused · 1,016 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 29 Heol Treth Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BZ
Received 5 Mar 201513 Willesden Road, Cefn Glas, Bridgend, CF31 4RE
Received 10 Jul 202618 Alyson Way, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6TP
Received 17 Mar 202634 The Burrows Newton Porthcawl CF36 5AJ
Received 20 Dec 2005Pencoed Comprehensive School Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5LZ
Received 27 Oct 2022Garw Afc Grounds Blandy Park Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8DE
Received 18 Aug 2008Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc Bank Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SB
Received 11 Jun 20127 Pen Y Cae Cottages Pen-Y-Cae Bridgend CF32 9SN
Received 19 Jan 2024Abril Industrial Waxes Heol Mostyn Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BJ
Received 19 Nov 201468A Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9AP
Received 4 Dec 20201 Greenmeadow Shwt Bridgend CF32 8TY
Received 28 Sept 201134 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 7 Jan 2010275 Maes Y Felin Wildmill Bridgend Cf31 1Yz
Received 20 Mar 200619 Highland Court Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Us
Received 28 Aug 2007Brynhaulog, Heol Yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 8 Feb 201112 Heol Llangeinor Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PW
Received 10 Oct 2007Plot 24 Llynfi Court Maesteg Park Maesteg CF34 9NJ
Received 5 May 202217 Station Row Pontyrhyl Bridgend CF32 8PJ
Received 7 Apr 2009103 Heol Las North Cornelly CF33 4DN
Received 7 Jan 2019Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club Waun Y Mor Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PU
Received 16 Jan 2013Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 11 Nov 2019Former Brynmenyn Primary School site Bryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LA
Received 21 Apr 2022Chatterton Arms 2 Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Nw
Received 27 Oct 2006Coed Y Mwstwr Hotel Coychurch Bridgend CF35 6AF
Received 18 Mar 2013Records 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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