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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.
4,543 approved · 1,997 refused · 1,036 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Halen Bryncoch Bryncethin CF32 9YB
Received 2 Oct 20194 Gregory Close Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rf
Received 13 Oct 2006319A New Road Porthcawl CF36 5PH
Received 17 Jul 2020New Look 7 & 7A Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DN
Received 16 Oct 2013Land off Princess Way northern roundabout North of Cae Cenydd Brackla CF31 2ES
Received 28 Jan 202620 Maes Y Grug Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DD
Received 20 Dec 2016West Farm Building Heol Y Capel Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3St
Received 5 Jun 2007Plot 4 Tynewydd Farm Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BU
Received 29 Oct 2012Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PU
Received 24 Dec 2025Cefn Carfan Ganol Farm Cefn Carfan Road Heol Laethog Bryncethin CF32 9JE
Received 11 Mar 2024270 New Road & 270A New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BA
Received 22 Mar 2010160 Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JT
Received 19 Jul 202222 Dunraven Place Bridgend
Received 31 Jan 201117 Greenacre Drive Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Jb
Received 16 Oct 2006Tan Y Bryn Dinam Street Nantymoel CF32 7NN
Received 28 Oct 201910 Minerva Street Bridgend CF31 1TD
Received 27 Oct 2020Plots 6 & 7 Off Ty Bryn Terrace Pencoed Bridgend
Received 15 Dec 2006Rozel, Maesteg Road, Llangynwyd, Maesteg, CF34 9SN
Received 16 Apr 2025102A Victoria Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3HA
Received 29 Jun 2026Porthcawl Hotel 7-11 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 7 Sept 2023Craig-Afon Island Farm Road Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 8 Apr 201428 Sanderling Way Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 22 Mar 202425/25A Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 5 Sept 201314 Heol Y Parc Gilfach Goch Porth Cf39 8Rh
Received 22 Aug 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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