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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.
3,787 approved · 1,794 refused · 978 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Penyfai Church In Wales Primary School Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LX
Received 19 Oct 2007103 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LN
Received 16 Oct 202019 Millview Maesteg CF34 0DD
Received 14 Jan 20163 Locks Common Porthcawl CF36 3HU
Received 23 Apr 2012Mcdonalds Restaurant Picton Court Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 20 Mar 200918 Curlew Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Qa
Received 27 Jul 2007Site of former Sunnyside Council Offices and Magistrates Court Glan-y-Parc/Sunnyside Road Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 1 Oct 2024Land Rear Of 8 Queens Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5HP
Received 2 Nov 200737 Heol Neuadd Domos Maesteg CF34 9GA
Received 10 Oct 202312 Cwm Felin Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EJ
Received 20 Mar 20148 Caer Llysi Pencoed Cf35 6Jj
Received 9 Aug 2007Land Rear Tairwaun Place Maesteg CF34 9PL
Received 22 Dec 201412 Glynstell Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NN
Received 6 Dec 2022Sandford Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 7 Dec 2015Ty Capel Glynogwr Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 3 Aug 20124 Llys Coed Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DS
Received 31 Jan 2023Land off Albany Road Pontycymmer CF32 8HE
Received 3 Jul 20175 Prince Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6ED
Received 6 Aug 2010Former land Caergymrig Garth / Cwmdu Road Maesteg
Received 17 Oct 201626 Clos Manteg Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BY
Received 30 Dec 201546 Orchard Drive Danygraig Porthcawl Cf36 5Ra
Received 11 Sept 2006Hendre Ifan Goch Glynogwr Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EN
Received 9 Sept 2010Land south of 110 Tonna Road Maesteg CF34 0RU
Received 17 Sept 2018Land At 22 & 23 Ffordd Priordy Sarn Bridgend
Received 18 Jun 2007Records 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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