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.
3,809 approved · 1,799 refused · 979 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Springfield 28 Heol Tyn yr Garn Penyfai CF31 4NZ
Received 4 Nov 20164 Erw Ifan Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Yh
Received 2 Mar 2007Land Rear Of Princess Street Maesteg CF34 9BD
Received 27 Oct 2015Brynhyfryd Ystrad Waun Pencoed CF35 6PW
Received 4 Oct 2024Unit A39 Kent Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TU
Received 25 Feb 201481 Fairfield Road Bridgend CF31 3DS
Received 16 Feb 2021Station House Station Approach Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DY
Received 5 Mar 2015The Shieling Doddridge Way Porthcawl CF36 3ET
Received 14 Jun 20188 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 3 Aug 2012Felindre Mill Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5HU
Received 14 Jun 2013Plot 1 Caroline Avenue North Cornelly CF33 4LF
Received 23 Oct 201973 High Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HL
Received 1 Sept 20142 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 22 Sept 20107 Queen Street Maesteg CF34 9YN
Received 19 May 2009Bayleaves Marlpitt Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EJ
Received 16 Jan 201533 Coity Road Bridgend Cf31 1Lt
Received 4 Oct 2007Land off Dan Yr Eglwys Ty Newydd Bettws CF32 8TJ
Received 4 Sept 201944 Pant Morfa Porthcawl CF36 5EN
Received 23 Apr 2015Land off Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate Waterton CF31 3XB
Received 26 Oct 2016Land Between Crown Road & Crown Rise Maesteg Bridgend
Received 14 Oct 200929 Woodland Place North Cornelly CF33 4EW
Received 3 Oct 20142 Ochrdraw Farm Ewenny Bridgend Cf35 5Aa
Received 27 Feb 20077 Hollyhock Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NS
Received 2 Dec 200911 Greenways Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Er
Received 26 May 2006Records 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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