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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.
4,354 approved · 1,944 refused · 1,024 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 Oaklands Drive Bridgend CF31 4SH
Received 5 Aug 2011Garden of Pentwyn House Hendre Village Pencoed CF35 6RA
Received 29 Aug 202515 The Whimbrels Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3TR
Received 10 Aug 2007Cwm Garw Practice Victoria Street Pontycymer Bridgend Cf32 8Nn
Received 22 Feb 2006Land adjacent to 17 Nant Ffornwg Cefn Glas CF31 4TJ
Received 31 Aug 2018Land at the former St Johns School Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 2 Apr 2020Spar Stores 109 Oxford Street Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8DE
Received 26 Mar 201310 Tyn Y Bettws Close Betws Bridgend Cf32 8Yf
Received 28 Oct 200531 St Cynwyds Avenue Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9NR
Received 21 Sept 2010Former builders yard Howell Street Nantymoel CF32 7RE
Received 20 Dec 2017Typica Farm Heol Laethog Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9JE
Received 25 Jun 2012Marlas Youth Engagement Centre Gibbons Way North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4ND
Received 4 Jul 20082 Cedar Gardens Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AF
Received 23 Nov 200942 Pyle Inn Way, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6LP
Received 19 Nov 202537 Hunters Ridge Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Lh
Received 9 Aug 200660 Pant Hirwaun Heol y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HH
Received 21 Jul 2016The Victoria Inn 7 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 9 Jul 201055A Darren View Llangynwyd Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9SG
Received 7 Dec 200762 Pendre Bridgend CF31 1PE
Received 8 Jul 2015Parc Plaza Waterton Cross Bridgend CF31 3XY
Received 3 Sept 20157 Cerddi Ty Bryn Pencoed CF35 6PZ
Received 9 Apr 20149 Moorlands Road Bridgend CF31 3DR
Received 30 Jul 2008Garden at rear of 5 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JF
Received 6 Jul 202143 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed CF35 6ST
Received 5 Jun 2024Records 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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