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.
4,394 approved · 1,955 refused · 1,027 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
79 The Spinney Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Je
Received 7 Apr 2006Trinity Chapel Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5RA
Received 19 Oct 2021Plot 1A Ffaldau Industrial Estate Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8NQ
Received 24 Jul 201296, 98 & 100 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Da
Received 27 Apr 2006Unit 2A Kingsway Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3YH
Received 8 Dec 2009Land at Parc Crescent & Brocastle Avenue Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XU
Received 1 Mar 2023Plot 24 Abergarw Farm Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 26 Jun 20193 Clos Y Fferm, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6DX
Received 7 May 20249 Prospect Place Pontycymmer CF32 8EE
Received 11 Aug 202034 Upper Adare Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Ls
Received 18 Jul 2007Glanrhyd Farm (North Riverside Cottage) Penyfai Bridgend
Received 12 Feb 201361a Neath Road Maesteg CF34 9PH
Received 28 Sept 202036 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AA
Received 7 Jul 201038 Litchard Cross Bridgend CF31 1NY
Received 24 Jun 201352 Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4LN
Received 15 Jun 201853 Neath Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EF
Received 1 Oct 2008Land At Chelsea Avenue Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4RG
Received 6 Aug 2009Former Stillers Transport Site Ewenny Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 13 May 201083 Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LZ
Received 15 Jan 202156 Lloyd Street Maesteg CF34 0RA
Received 9 Sept 2022Rhosla Laleston CF32 0HH
Received 11 Dec 202075 Severn Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Ln
Received 1 Mar 2007Greensport Trading Ltd Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2XE
Received 24 Jan 2022Laleston Cottage Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Hn
Received 16 Dec 2005Records 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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