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.
4,373 approved · 1,946 refused · 1,026 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Pant Hirwaun Cottages Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Uj
Received 28 Sept 200512 Deri Avenue, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6TU
Received 17 Mar 20255 Oak Tree Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BQ
Received 4 Mar 201136 Brynawel Bettws CF32 8SA
Received 23 Jun 2021Land At Former Open Cast Coal Site & Land North Of A473 Llanilid Rct
Received 20 Jun 201173 Woodland Avenue Pencoed CF35 6UW
Received 29 Nov 2018The Cottage Court Colman Penyfai CF31 4NG
Received 15 Dec 201559 Heol Degwm, North Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4AU
Received 10 Oct 202568 Garfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Qa
Received 22 Jul 2005Former bakery rear of 77 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 28 Nov 201710 Brynawel Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SA
Received 22 Aug 2008Land At Merthyr Mawr House Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LR
Received 20 May 20096 Primrose Close Brackla CF31 2BS
Received 12 Oct 20201b-1c Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JF
Received 10 Feb 2023Land north east of Croft Goch Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6HA
Received 8 Jan 201811 The Dell Laleston CF32 0HR
Received 13 Jan 200677 Bakers Way Sarn CF32 9PX
Received 5 Oct 201611 Elder Drive Danygraig Porthcawl Cf36 5Rh
Received 23 Mar 2006Baiden Farm Ffordd Y Gyfraith CF32 0BS
Received 22 Jun 202022 Cwrt Y Fedwen Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9GH
Received 4 Jun 201433 Clos Tyn Y Coed (Plot 30 Parc Tyn Y Coed) Sarn Bridgend CF32 9NQ
Received 31 Aug 2007Mynydd Corrwg Fechan Glyncorrwg Neath Port Talbot
Received 15 May 200734 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DE
Received 3 Mar 2010Rear Dyffryn 205 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BN
Received 22 Sept 2014Records 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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