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.
3,779 approved · 1,788 refused · 975 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adjacent 11 Carn Wen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BW
Received 19 Aug 2015The Cherry Laurel Bank Buildings Access Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RY
Received 20 Mar 201925 Newbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 3PB
Received 19 May 200825 Salisbury Road Maesteg CF34 9EG
Received 18 Jun 2019134 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HA
Received 29 Aug 202319 Fenwick Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LD
Received 6 May 201426 Heol Ffaldau, Brackla Industrial Estate, Bridgend, CF31 2AJ
Received 8 Apr 2025M C D Horsefair Road Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3YN
Received 16 Oct 20188 George Thomas Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9SQ
Received 20 May 20145 Marian Street Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AG
Received 24 Oct 200786 Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SU
Received 23 Jul 200889 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Received 7 Oct 2014Minafon Farm Ystrad Waun Pencoed CF35 6PW
Received 17 Jul 202027 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 20 Nov 20193 Summerfield Drive Porthcawl CF36 3PB
Received 3 Oct 202319 Bangor Terrace Maesteg CF34 0HU
Received 2 Nov 20178 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend CF32 9HE
Received 1 Sept 201538 Sunnyside Bridgend CF31 4AE
Received 8 Jun 2011Dental Surgery 33 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YN
Received 29 May 2025Mount Pleasant Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AS
Received 17 May 2021Texaco Petrol Filling Station Nisa Local Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3BD
Received 22 May 2024Santander Uk Plc 13 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 28 Sept 2012Plot 21 Plas Helyg Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6DB
Received 6 Sept 2018The Yard Rogers Lane Cefn Cribwr CF32 0EU
Received 6 Nov 2020Records 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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