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.
3,827 approved · 1,804 refused · 983 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
67 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DA
Received 16 Aug 20177 Cardigan Close Porthcawl CF36 3QN
Received 22 Sept 20201 Bridgend Road Llangynwyd CF34 9SW
Received 12 Apr 2018Princess Of Wales Hospital Y Bwthyn Newydd Unit Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1RQ
Received 19 Feb 2010Orchard Bungalow Quarella Wildmill CF31 1JG
Received 5 May 202114 Heol Ty Draw Pyle Bridgend CF33 4AL
Received 22 Aug 20072C Well Street Porthcawl CF36 3BE
Received 15 Oct 20207 Clos Y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GD
Received 25 Aug 201654 Cemetery Road Maesteg Cf34 0Lw
Received 31 Jul 20062, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Heol Penderyn Brackla Bridgend CF31 2EA
Received 15 May 201243/45 High Street Heol Y Cyw CF35 6HR
Received 13 Oct 2015Land rear Court Terrace Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0DA
Received 10 Nov 2017Waterton Service Station (A48) Bridgend By-Pass Bridgend Cf31 3Nd
Received 10 May 20075 Green Meadow Terrace Llangeinor CF32 8PD
Received 24 Feb 202054 Sandpiper Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UT
Received 27 Feb 200811 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HN
Received 16 Oct 20188 George Thomas Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9SQ
Received 9 Feb 2011Fmr Dwelling South Side Of Pant Hirwaun Bryncethin CF32 9UJ
Received 26 Jan 201611 Sarn Hill Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Ru
Received 17 Jul 2007Recreation ground Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5PB
Received 18 Oct 2018Plot 13 Coed Parc Park Street Bridgend CF31 4HE
Received 13 Jan 202542 Longacre North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Be
Received 13 Nov 2006Plot adjacent Old Clock House Heol Groes Faen Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SP
Received 10 Nov 2025Ty Gwyn 96 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DL
Received 4 Apr 2014Records 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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