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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.
4,284 approved · 1,928 refused · 1,018 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Clos Y Mametz Newton Porthcawl CF36 5DJ
Received 5 Aug 20241 Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5PB
Received 23 Oct 201727 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 20 Sept 201637 The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 5 Jul 20163 Lindsay Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TR
Received 15 Apr 200815 Briary Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PT
Received 14 Jul 2011Mewslade Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DW
Received 11 Nov 200945 Mackworth Street Bridgend CF31 1LP
Received 6 Sept 2017Land between 63 Pendre & 21 Litchard Park Bridgend CF31 1PE
Received 25 Feb 202048 Rowans Lane Bryncethin CF32 9LQ
Received 26 May 201718 Abbey Road, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6HF
Received 10 Mar 202691 Nolton Street Bridgend Cf31 3Ae
Received 13 Oct 200514 Ogwy Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7SA
Received 6 Aug 2009Hi Tide Mackworth Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BT
Received 27 Oct 2009Former Express Motors Depot Land off Waun Bant Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6DN
Received 17 May 202253 Garfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QA
Received 3 Feb 2010Land Rear 14 Manor Grove Porthcawl CF36 5HD
Received 22 Dec 2014144 Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JT
Received 19 Oct 2007Land At Dunraven Street Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SY
Received 10 Oct 2012Papa Johns Trecco Bay Holiday Park Porthcawl CF36 5NG
Received 17 Jul 2018Tesco Stores Ltd Brewery Lane Bridgend CF31 4AP
Received 20 Jun 20133 Waun Newydd Heol Y Cyw Bridgend Cf35 6Hs
Received 5 May 200633 Fairplace Close Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BY
Received 11 Dec 2013The Old Barn Mawdlam CF33 4PH
Received 25 Oct 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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