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.
4,526 approved · 1,995 refused · 1,035 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Opposite 9 Garon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7RH
Received 1 Aug 2012Sandy Haven, 28 Locks Lane, Porthcawl, CF36 3HY
Received 11 Dec 2025Devon House 25/26 The Esplanade Porthcawl Cf36 3Yr
Received 21 Nov 2006Ty Talgarth Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7NR
Received 7 Jan 20082 Masefield Mews Cefn Glas CF31 4PS
Received 23 Nov 2016Land At Bridgend Ind Est Bridgend CF31 3SB
Received 11 Jul 2014Units 1200 & 1600 Central Park Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TY
Received 5 Mar 201225 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SN
Received 8 Mar 2013Land Off Waunscil Avenue Brackla Bridgend CF31 1TG
Received 17 Nov 201047 Cemetery Road Maesteg CF34 0LW
Received 17 May 20211 Port Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EW
Received 30 Dec 2013Plot 21 land north of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LN
Received 8 Nov 2018The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UP
Received 20 Oct 20118 Turnstone Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RD
Received 26 Feb 2008Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9ST
Received 4 Dec 20091 Pendryn Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ys
Received 5 Apr 20075 St Clares Court Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5DS
Received 2 Apr 2024Unit 9 Village Court Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Bj
Received 16 Nov 2006Laleston Cottage Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Hn
Received 7 Aug 2006The White Wheat Zig Zag Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EH
Received 10 Apr 20182 Kestrel Close Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RW
Received 20 Mar 2019Halifax Plc 5 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DN
Received 22 Apr 20136 Westbourne Place Porthcawl CF36 3EH
Received 26 Sept 2017Land At Ty Bryn Terrace Pencoed Bridgend
Received 22 Mar 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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