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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.
3,719 approved · 1,766 refused · 974 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Oct 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Cefn Cribbwr Farm Farm Road Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0HA
Received 1 Dec 2016Land between Pyle Road and rear of Pyle Inn Way (No.47) Pyle CF33 6LP
Received 11 Feb 2020Sea View Bungalow Mawdlam CF33 4PH
Received 9 May 2019Currys, Unit 4 Picton Court Retail Park, Bridgend, CF31 3XX
Received 17 Jun 2021Land rear of Osborne Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7NP
Received 15 Mar 201742 John Street Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0AD
Received 21 Sept 200738 Bryn Henfaes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EW
Received 8 Jun 200926 Clos Y Cudyll Coch Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FW
Received 12 Jul 202139 Hazel Mead Brynmenyn CF32 9AQ
Received 20 Apr 2017Brynhaul Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6NL
Received 11 Jul 2011115 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AP
Received 11 Jun 2024Maes Y Celyn 51 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YN
Received 11 Aug 2008Craig y Geifr 1.5km north-east of Nantymoel, 3km south-west of Treorchy, 5km west-north-west of Tonypandy
Received 6 Jun 2022Wepa Bridgend Paper Mills Llangynwyd Maesteg
Received 2 Dec 2019Gorwyl House (Gorwyl Flats 1-3) Gorwyl Road Ogmore Vale CF32 7BS
Received 28 Sept 201618 Oak Tree Drive, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5BQ
Received 9 Dec 202412 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF32 5NG
Received 11 Dec 2014148 Heol Fach North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DB
Received 6 Mar 200827 Preswylfa Court Bridgend CF31 3NX
Received 27 Jan 2020Mount Pleasant Pleasant View Brynmenyn CF32 9LE
Received 20 Jun 2019Land Off Cae Dre Street (R/O 28 & 30 Park Street) Bridgend Cf31 4Ax
Received 26 Jul 2006Land between Pyle Road & Fulmar Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TA
Received 17 Sept 2018Eyre Court House Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5PF
Received 15 Sept 2016Three Horse Shoes Inn 57 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BA
Received 30 Mar 2015Records 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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