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.
4,492 approved · 1,988 refused · 1,031 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coed Parc Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BA
Received 29 Apr 2015Bethel Central Church Church Street Maesteg CF34 9AA
Received 8 Jun 202336 The Hollies Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pp
Received 15 Feb 200714 Queens Avenue Sarn Bridgend CF32 9SS
Received 30 Oct 2009Maes y Coed Heol Byeastwood Coity CF35 6BN
Received 28 Sept 20201 Park Terrace Tondu CF32 9HE
Received 24 Sept 20181 Pant Gwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BA
Received 6 Jul 201732 Pwllygath Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6ES
Received 14 Sept 202131 The Rest Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 20 Dec 20222 Blundell Court Blundell Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3BQ
Received 20 Jun 2016Bron Y Garn Surgery Station Street Maesteg CF34 9AL
Received 12 Aug 201538 Pond Mawr Maesteg CF34 0NG
Received 19 Feb 2014107 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EH
Received 29 Jun 2022McDonald's Restaurants Ltd Picton Court Retail Park Waterton CF31 3XX
Received 7 Jun 201742 St Marys Crescent Maesteg CF34 0UX
Received 6 Mar 201716 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 20 Mar 2014Land At Coychurch Road Gardens Bridgend
Received 28 Aug 2007Mill View Stores 138 Mill View Estate Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0DD
Received 25 May 2012Asda Kiosk Unit 2 Ffald Road Pyle CF33 6BH
Received 19 Feb 2018Unit 1 Tyle Teg Heol Ty Gwyn Ind Estate Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0BQ
Received 12 Sept 20121 Coronation Road Llangynwyd CF34 9TA
Received 19 Sept 2017102 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend
Received 16 May 20068 Stormy Lane Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7TD
Received 12 Feb 20086 Taylor Road Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PP
Received 13 Dec 2013Records 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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