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.
3,769 approved · 1,783 refused · 975 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Bryntirion Comprehensive School Cefn Glas CF31 4QR
Received 24 Jul 2023Longmead 18 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 11 May 2021Budelpack, Ewenny Road, Maesteg
Received 26 Jun 200812a Clos yr Eos South Cornelly CF33 4RJ
Received 14 Mar 202210 Bryn Rhedyn Pencoed CF35 6TL
Received 23 Sept 2024Bayswater Tubes & Sections Co Ltd Heol-Y-Geifr Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UG
Received 18 Nov 201511 Gwelfor Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BL
Received 22 Aug 2012Land Rear Of 18 Curwen Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4AW
Received 2 Jun 2016D C Boxing Academy Llynfi Road Maesteg CF34 9DS
Received 27 May 2020Sainsburys Supermarket The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9ST
Received 12 Oct 2009Happy Valley Caravan Park Wigfach Porthcawl CF32 0NG
Received 3 Apr 202412 The Dell Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Hr
Received 5 Sept 2007Land east of Newcastle Castle off Tondu Road (A4063) Bridgend
Received 16 Mar 202319 Rectory Close Sarn CF32 9QB
Received 18 Jan 2019Land Rear Of 13-24 Bron Y Wawr North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4NW
Received 3 Jun 2010The Brocastle Estate Brocastle Bridgend Cf35 5Au
Received 11 Oct 200616 Woodland Rise Bridgend CF31 4SW
Received 29 Jul 20143 Ty Fry Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BB
Received 3 Aug 20164 Clos y Golomen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FQ
Received 8 Jun 2021Brackla Street Shopping Centre Brackla Street Bridgend
Received 4 Sept 20067 Tythegston Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3HJ
Received 21 Jan 2026The Retreat Main Road Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5TB
Received 18 May 2015Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses Picton Street Maesteg CF34 0EW
Received 29 Nov 20185 Church View Laleston CF32 0HF
Received 4 Jun 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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