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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.
4,280 approved · 1,924 refused · 1,018 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Sept 2004 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Mountain View North Cornelly CF33 4EE
Received 12 May 20114 Laburnum Drive Porthcawl CF36 5UA
Received 19 Mar 2019Bridgend Lawn Tennis & Bowls Club Church Road Bridgend CF31 3AZ
Received 10 Dec 2019126 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HA
Received 22 Jun 201173 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HQ
Received 16 Sept 2016New Hibernian 13 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EU
Received 17 Aug 2012Craig Talyfan Common New Mill Blackmill CF35 6DN
Received 15 Jul 2025The Waterfront 28-29 The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 25 Oct 2017St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 30 Jan 2020Lynwood Farm Brynna Road Pencoed CF35 6PD
Received 5 Feb 2021The Old House Llangynwyd Village Llangynwyd CF34 9SB
Received 21 Aug 2017Ogmore Vale Primary School Aber Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AJ
Received 23 Jun 2009Life Church Morfa Street Bridgend CF31 1HA
Received 8 Nov 202223 Fairfax Crescent Porthcawl CF36 3EN
Received 18 Jan 2019Unit 11 Heol Mostyn Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle Bridgend CF32 6EJ
Received 30 Sept 2026109 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DD
Received 19 Apr 20177 Bredenbury Gardens Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NY
Received 3 Apr 20121 Fern Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AP
Received 25 Mar 201191 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend CF31 2SS
Received 20 Oct 200839 Clos Pwll Clai Tondu CF32 9BZ
Received 14 Jul 20177 Ffordd Y Dderwen Bridgend CF31 4TQ
Received 23 Mar 201027-29 Wyndham Street 18-19 Market Street Bridgend Cf31 1Eb
Received 30 Mar 20065 Prince Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6ED
Received 13 Oct 20102 Widgeon Close Porthcawl CF36 3QE
Received 3 Jul 2018Records 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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