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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.
4,296 approved · 1,930 refused · 1,019 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4LH
Received 3 May 201624 Parc Glyn Broadlands CF31 5EA
Received 9 Sept 20203 Maes Glas Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0AL
Received 16 Sept 200920 Brynmawr Place Maesteg CF34 9PB
Received 23 Sept 20215 Ruthin Court Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5TD
Received 13 Jun 2022Land Adjacent Gorwyl Flats Gorwyl Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Bs
Received 20 Dec 200512 Clos Y Deri Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PR
Received 13 Feb 2009Brynogwy House Osborne Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7NP
Received 1 Mar 202439 Forest Road, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6HY
Received 6 Jan 202623 Uxilla Terrace Bridgend CF31 3BB
Received 2 Feb 2024Glanyrafon 55 Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LE
Received 21 Jul 2011Land at Pen Y Bryn Croeserw Port Talbot
Received 20 Dec 201723 Ivor Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AH
Received 16 May 200736 Westward Place Bridgend CF31 4XA
Received 4 Jun 2014Carey Baptist Church Bridgend Road (Adj. 5 & 7) Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Bn
Received 9 Dec 2005Ty Coch Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend CF35 6AT
Received 19 Apr 2010Cwmcedfyw Farm Lletty Brongu Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 0BE
Received 19 Apr 2011Gadlys Villa Maesteg Road Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LB
Received 6 Feb 201429 North Road Wyndham Ogmore Vale CF32 7EN
Received 12 Jan 2021Odeon Bridgend Welsh Designer Outlet Mcarthur Glen Designer Outlet The Pines Bridgend CF32 9ST
Received 3 May 2012East facing garden boundary fence of Hafod Church Street Porthcawl CF36 5NP
Received 20 Jan 202122 Pen Llwyn Broadlands CF31 5AZ
Received 12 May 20212 Raphael Avenue Brackla Bridgend CF31 2AU
Received 14 Jan 2014132A Newton Nottage Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5EE
Received 26 Jun 2026Records 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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