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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.
3,743 approved · 1,773 refused · 975 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sy Cynwyds Church Vicarage Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SB
Received 26 Sept 20114 Maes yr Haf Road North Cornelly CF33 4ER
Received 17 Feb 2021Land rear of Princess Street Maesteg CF34 9BD
Received 18 Aug 20229 Prospect Place Pontycymer CF32 8EE
Received 25 Nov 202014 Heol Y Dolau Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LQ
Received 3 May 201231 St Brides Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9PY
Received 19 Aug 201365 Suffolk Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3EB
Received 26 Feb 200820 Ty Fry Close Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8YB
Received 27 Sept 20075 Heol Y Deryn Ddu Cefn Glas CF31 4UD
Received 22 Jun 2020Char Beck Barn Bryngwenith Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NT
Received 20 Sept 2011Sidolis Cafe, Unit 1 The Harbour, Porthcawl, CF36 3BY
Received 20 Jan 20254 Coed Ty Maen Llangewydd Court Bridgend CF31 4TG
Received 28 Sept 20076 Woodlands Park Pencoed CF35 6JP
Received 28 Nov 2019Bridgend Railway Station Station Hill Bridgend CF31 1EA
Received 16 Jul 2010Tesco Castle Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DS
Received 26 Feb 201020 Ton Tylluan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BE
Received 5 Aug 2015West Of Road Between Pencoed/ Rhiwceiliiog Bridgend
Received 1 Aug 200811 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 22 Aug 2018Pencoed Primary School, Penprysg Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6RH
Received 18 Sept 202470 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NE
Received 11 Mar 2008Unit 14/15 Village Court Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle CF33 6BX
Received 30 Sept 201617 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5NH
Received 12 Dec 2019Danygraig Farm Elder Drive Porthcawl CF36 5RH
Received 23 Jan 2015Parc Stormy Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 26 Jul 2019Records 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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