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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.
3,800 approved · 1,795 refused · 978 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woolworths Plc 138 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Dp
Received 31 Oct 200612 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 20 Nov 2014Land Adj Park Street/Tennis Court Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HD
Received 21 Dec 2009Halfpenny House Old School Road Porthcawl CF36 3BU
Received 26 Mar 202124 Hillside Penyfai CF31 4BG
Received 12 Mar 2021River View Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3YW
Received 7 Dec 2022Sea View Farm Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5TB
Received 30 Nov 202184 Skylark Road North Cornelly CF33 4PD
Received 24 May 201917 Tonteg Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5ND
Received 2 Dec 2010Garden Of 23 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SN
Received 29 Mar 200714 Cornelius Close South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RQ
Received 21 Jul 2009102 Heol Maes yr Haf Pencoed CF35 5PJ
Received 6 Aug 2021Amonisis 41 Clos Henblas Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EU
Received 31 Jul 2008Land rear of 25 & 27 Cwrt Pant Yr Awel Lewistown CF32 7HW
Received 15 Nov 2016The Church Hall Church Street Aberkenfig CF32 9AU
Received 6 Oct 2014Coed Parc Park Street Bridgend CF31 4HE
Received 15 Oct 2021South Wales Police Headquarters Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 16 May 20117 Heol Maes Yr Haf Pencoed CF35 5PJ
Received 10 Sept 201911 Heol Y Foelas Bridgend CF31 4RR
Received 24 Aug 201226 Eustace Drive Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9PJ
Received 22 Aug 2022Freeschool Court Evangelical Church & Sparesworld Free School Court Bridgend CF31 3AG
Received 10 Oct 20198 Parcau Avenue Bridgend Cf31 4Sy
Received 31 Jul 2006South Wales Police Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 8 Sept 2014Unit 1 Main Road/Heol West Plas Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 26 Oct 2009Records 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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