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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.
3,755 approved · 1,779 refused · 975 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Garden Of 1 Heol Gadlys Litchard CF31 1PD
Received 30 Sept 20154 Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LB
Received 7 May 2019Land off Oakwood Drive Maesteg CF34 9TS
Received 3 Sept 202615 Ogwy Street Nantymoel CF32 7SE
Received 5 Jan 2021Former Blaenllynfi Infant School Grosvenor Terrace Maesteg CF34 0RW
Received 29 Aug 2023Land south of 18 Curwen Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4AW
Received 5 Dec 2022Former Lluest School Lluest Pontyrhyl CF32 8QA
Received 2 Nov 2016Land Rear Crossing Cottage Lamb Row South Cornelly CF33 4RH
Received 3 Jan 200813 Greenfield Way Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sh
Received 14 Sept 200712 Tennyson Drive Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4PU
Received 10 May 202244 Glanyrafon Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PR
Received 16 Apr 2026101 Oxford Street Pontycymmer Cf32 8De
Received 26 Apr 2006Parcel R27 Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 1 Oct 201252 Rockfields Porthcawl Cf36 3Nt
Received 20 Oct 200612 Nicholls Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5LL
Received 15 Jul 200916 Bakers Way Bryncethin CF32 9RJ
Received 2 Oct 201922 Castle View Bridgend CF31 1HL
Received 30 Jul 2010A4063 St Brides Minor (next to layby) Sarn CF32 9SL
Received 13 Aug 202014 Neville Road Bridgend CF31 3HB
Received 29 Apr 2015Gilgal Baptist Church Park Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3EP
Received 26 Nov 2013White Horse Inn Church Terrace Coychurch CF35 5HD
Received 6 Jul 201846 Park Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DF
Received 3 May 2023Land off All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BX
Received 10 Nov 2020Land adj 1 Corbett Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AA
Received 15 Apr 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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