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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.
4,363 approved · 1,944 refused · 1,024 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Erw Deg Bryntirion CF31 4DE
Received 19 Aug 20211 Llynfi Road Maesteg CF34 9DS
Received 25 Jun 201320 Austin Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5SN
Received 3 Aug 2009Land Adj. To Workshop Dunraven Business Park Coychurch Road Bridgend Cf31 3Ap
Received 29 Jan 2007Rear of 79 Springfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1HP
Received 7 Aug 201719 Wimborne Road Pencoed CF35 6SG
Received 5 Apr 20165 Vale Reach Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LG
Received 29 Nov 200749 Heol y Frenhines Bridgend CF31 4RN
Received 12 Jan 202341 Garnwen Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0ET
Received 21 May 2013The Oystercatcher 47 High Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HL
Received 9 May 2013150 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BL
Received 14 Jun 201640 Clos Henblas Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EU
Received 25 Feb 2008Tymaen Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 0EH
Received 27 Jan 202133 Lloyd Street Maesteg CF34 0RA
Received 3 Apr 2019Bethel Court Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DD
Received 16 Jul 202444 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Bridgend
Received 16 Feb 200629 St Brides Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9PY
Received 26 Feb 20104 Coed Y Gog Broadlands CF31 5AE
Received 11 Feb 2020Land adjacent to 20-24 Llys Gwyn Pendre Bridgend CF31 1LB
Received 10 Jul 2025Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site & Land North Of A473 Llanilid Rct
Received 27 Aug 201023 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LQ
Received 5 Jan 2011Nursery Unit St Clares School Danygraig Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 2 Jul 201220 Bryn Dryslwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BT
Received 29 Mar 202287 Suffolk Place Porthcawl CF36 3ED
Received 22 Feb 2021Records 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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