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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.
4,456 approved · 1,975 refused · 1,030 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Range Units 6/7 Waterton Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3TN
Received 19 Jun 201314 Hawkhurst Court Porthcawl CF36 3NU
Received 31 Aug 20169 Derwen View Brackla CF31 2QU
Received 25 Apr 2024Woodland Boarding and Training Kennels site Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4LJ
Received 6 Aug 2018Land Off Bettws Road Llangeinor Bridgend
Received 23 May 2011Plot 2 Mountain Road Llangeinor Bridgend
Received 27 Nov 2007Land Adj Plot 14/15 Andrews Close Tondu Bridgend
Received 30 Nov 2007Land at Cefn Road (former reservoir) Cefn Cribwr CF32 0DA
Received 11 Feb 20261 Heol Yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 30 Jun 20115 Y Dderwen Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HX
Received 4 Oct 201211 Canolfan Brackla CF31 2LL
Received 27 Apr 202117 Nottage Mead Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sa
Received 25 Jul 2007Promenade/John Street/Rest Bay/Portway Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 10 Mar 20106 Bakers Way Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9RJ
Received 6 May 2011Twin Oaks Derllwyn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DG
Received 4 Dec 202411 Dinam Street Nantymoel CF32 7PU
Received 9 Mar 2021Land off Penprysg Road Pencoed CF35 6RH
Received 28 Jul 201617 Highland Place Bridgend CF31 1LS
Received 4 Oct 2011Newbridge Farm, Merthyr Mawr Road, Bridgend, CF31 3PN
Received 18 May 202649 Birch Walk, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5AN
Received 20 Nov 2025129 Caerau Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0PD
Received 3 Jun 200816 Nant y Derwen Maesteg CF34 0TA
Received 23 Nov 20171 Potters Green Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9HJ
Received 12 Mar 2014Co Op Bank 1 The Rhiw Bridgend CF31 1DL
Received 19 Nov 2007Records 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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