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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.
4,376 approved · 1,947 refused · 1,026 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Manor Farm Cottage Tyn y Caeau Lane Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SP
Received 23 May 2022106 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HA
Received 25 Apr 2008Land North Of Haul Bryn Nantymoel Bridgend
Received 28 Dec 2011125 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DD
Received 23 Jul 201436 Ffordd Y Goedwig Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Hy
Received 3 Apr 2006Nantymoel Farm Garon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Rh
Received 23 Jun 2006Plot 19 Land Off Heol Dewi Sant Bettws Bridgend
Received 30 Jun 2006Tenby Villa 18 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 27 Jun 2024Co-Op Store North Ave Pyle Cross Pyle Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf33 6Nd
Received 23 Aug 200628 Ffordd Haearn / Iron Way Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Bf
Received 16 Oct 2006Ffos Newydd Farm Bankers Hill Cefn Cribwr Bridgend Cf32 0Da
Received 25 Oct 2005262 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BA
Received 3 Nov 2014Coney Beach Amusement Park Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 4 Jul 201968 Pendre Bridgend CF31 1PE
Received 8 Aug 200848 Brynteg Avenue Bridgend CF31 3EN
Received 4 Jul 2019Tree outside 15a Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 13 Jun 20194 Austin Avenue Newton Porthcawl CF36 5RS
Received 14 Sept 2021Cwm Ciwc Ganol Farm Rhiwceiliog Cross Roads to RCT Boundary Rhiwceiliog Bridgend CF35 6NR
Received 25 Oct 20198 River Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9YR
Received 5 Feb 201413 Neville Road Bridgend Cf31 3Hb
Received 7 Sept 200516 Meini Tirion Cefn Glas CF31 4TL
Received 10 Aug 202060 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BB
Received 29 Sept 2014Land Adj Cwm Ogwr Fach And Ebenezer Court Blackmill Bridgend
Received 20 Jun 2008Newcastle House 8 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 6 Oct 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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