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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.
4,403 approved · 1,956 refused · 1,027 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Severn Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Ln
Received 17 Jul 200640 Heol Llan North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DP
Received 12 Apr 2006Parc Farm Buildings Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AS
Received 29 Aug 2017164 Highfields Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PE
Received 5 Aug 2011Land Rear 1-3 Hill View Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Lu
Received 24 Jul 200722 Bredenbury Gardens Porthcawl
Received 4 May 20064 Rowan Drive Porthcawl CF36 5AT
Received 5 Oct 2020Woodlands 10 Heol Glynpandy Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8RB
Received 11 Mar 2014Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 25 Apr 2017Former Woodstock Inn Station Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6EP
Received 18 Jul 201646 Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4PG
Received 2 Jun 201434 Heol Y Mynydd Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UH
Received 6 Dec 2012Plot 16 Llynfi Court Maesteg Bridgend
Received 5 Dec 200532 - 34 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EJ
Received 8 Jun 2009West Winds 2 Locks Lane Porthcawl CF36 3HY
Received 4 Apr 2016Land Adj 99 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DG
Received 31 Mar 2011Briar Rose Garth Fach Llangynwyd Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EH
Received 9 Mar 2009Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend
Received 26 Apr 2018Unit 5, Forge Ind. Estate, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, CF34 0AH
Received 12 Aug 2005Land East Of Waun Y Gilfach Llangynwyd Maesteg Bridgend
Received 28 Jul 201030 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 8 Sept 2009Section Of Coity Wallia Common Abutting The B4280
Received 30 May 2007Mynydd Marchywel North West Of Cilfrew Neath
Received 25 Mar 2011Land At Kenfig Ind Estate Margam Port Talbot
Received 31 Mar 2011Records 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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