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.
4,431 approved · 1,966 refused · 1,028 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 2 Land Adj New Street Pant Y Gog Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 26 Jan 2010Parcau Isaf Farm Laleston Bridgend CF32 0NB
Received 1 May 20126 Ty Bryn Terrace Pencoed CF35 6PT
Received 27 Feb 201913 Heol Mair Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Yl
Received 26 Aug 2005160 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Ed
Received 27 Apr 2007Asda Stores Ltd Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AG
Received 17 Sept 2014Tynewydd Farmhouse Moira Terrace Ogmore Vale CF32 7BT
Received 10 Feb 201629 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 21 Apr 2021Rear garden of 83a Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5RR
Received 4 Feb 202018 Lias Road & 13 Church Place Porthcawl CF36 3AH
Received 30 Jul 201327 Brynheulog Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HP
Received 23 Jul 2010Porthcawl Waterfront, Porthcawl
Received 28 Jul 202517 Cefn Road, Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, CF32 0BD
Received 11 Apr 2025Bryngarw Country Park Brynmenyn CF32 8UU
Received 5 Oct 2021Porthcawl Marina The Harbour Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BY
Received 19 Feb 20191 Rees Row Bryncethin CF32 9TR
Received 7 Sept 2021Land adjacent 8 Ebenezer Terrace Blackmill CF35 6EA
Received 21 May 20261 Glannant Row Shwt Bridgend CF32 8UB
Received 14 Feb 20171 Cae Pentice Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BX
Received 6 Nov 2014Land West End Of Lansbury Close Maesteg CF34 9NA
Received 18 Dec 201548 Beach Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NH
Received 6 Oct 2015Penybryn Bridgend Road Bryncethin CF32 9TG
Received 18 Mar 202065 Parc Tyn Y Waun Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RG
Received 4 Feb 20212 Chestnut Drive Porthcawl Cf36 5Ad
Received 22 Nov 2006Records 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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