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.
3,862 approved · 1,815 refused · 985 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
TJ Car Sales, Heronston Lane, Bridgend, CF31 3XX
Received 23 Dec 2020Land rear of 99 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 27 Apr 201722 Bramble Close, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2PS
Received 31 Jan 2025Glynogwr Lodge Ty Pentwyn Glynogwr Blackmill CF35 6EL
Received 29 Nov 20164 Brackla Street Centre Bridgend CF31 1BZ
Received 10 Nov 2008Ty Isaf Farm, Betws
Received 18 Jun 200723 Clos Y Wern Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QL
Received 18 Jan 2010Sandown Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PR
Received 2 Nov 201111 St Marys Crescent Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0UX
Received 13 Oct 200914 Clos y Deri Porthcawl CF36 3PR
Received 13 Dec 20165A Penybont Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5PY
Received 24 Sept 2026Brynawel House 5 Pen Y Bryn Terrace Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HU
Received 5 May 20116 Springfield Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LB
Received 11 Jun 2010Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 11 Aug 2020Land At Newcastle Castle & St Illtyds Church Newcastle Hill Bridgend
Received 20 Aug 2008In front of 13-18 Pen Onnen Brackla CF31 2LF
Received 26 Apr 2017Tanma Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LY
Received 3 May 201933 Market Street Bridgend CF31 1LJ
Received 21 Jan 2016Simonstone Workshop Simonstone Coity Bridgend CF35 6BE
Received 10 Mar 2010Plot 112 Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Bj
Received 22 May 20074 Penybont Industrial Estate Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1NW
Received 21 Jul 201158 Ffordd y Grug Coity CF35 6BQ
Received 13 May 202118 Llys Briallen Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BG
Received 3 Mar 202120 Lawrence Close Bridgend CF31 1JY
Received 5 Aug 2019Records 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage