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.
4,338 approved · 1,937 refused · 1,024 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At New Street Pantygog Bridgend
Received 20 Dec 200735 Cae Gwyllt Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FF
Received 12 Apr 2022Land Adj 46 Pond Mawr Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0NG
Received 14 Oct 20088 Iestyn Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SQ
Received 17 Sept 2009Eyre Court House Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5PF
Received 7 Sept 2020107 Turberville Street Maesteg CF34 0LU
Received 31 Aug 202112 Gwendoline Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7PN
Received 26 Nov 20103 Port Terrace Maesteg Cf34 9Ew
Received 17 Aug 2006Llys Gwyn Residential Home Heol Broom Maudlam Bridgend CF33 4PN
Received 11 Mar 201443 Penyrallt Avenue Litchard CF31 1QG
Received 23 Jul 2020Land Off Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas Bridgend
Received 4 Jul 2006Land north of Bridgend Paper Mill Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 9 Jan 202027 Georgian Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2EX
Received 10 Apr 202481 Merthyrmawr Road Bridgend Cf31 3Ns
Received 16 Aug 200638 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GF
Received 3 Feb 2021Land east of Zoar Chapel Wern Tarw Road Rhiwceiliog Pencoed
Received 6 Aug 20193 & 4 Church Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AA
Received 14 Sept 2011Sandford Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 27 Jan 2015Hanover Court Bridgend CF31 4HX
Received 15 Jun 2016Land West Of Dunraven Bus. Park Bridgend
Received 23 Oct 20065 Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Received 15 Mar 2019Pen Y Bryn Flats, Pen Y Bryn Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4DW
Received 9 Apr 2015The Chalet Elm Road Porthcawl CF36 5AG
Received 20 Jun 2017Horizons 11 Rest Bay Close Porthcawl CF36 3UN
Received 13 Mar 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.
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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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