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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.
4,556 approved · 2,001 refused · 1,037 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
98 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 21 Feb 202314 Cwrt Newydd Broadlands CF31 5EL
Received 24 Dec 201432 Mayfield Avenue, Laleston, Bridgend, CF32 0LH
Received 5 Sept 202529 Lime Tree Way, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5AU
Received 2 May 202539 Heol Onnen North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Dt
Received 22 Nov 200619 Verlands Way Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TY
Received 20 Nov 201541 Salisbury Road Maesteg Cf34 9Eg
Received 14 Sept 2006Land West Of Llynfi Court Maesteg Park Maesteg Cf34 9Nj
Received 10 Apr 2007Braseria El Prado High Street Laleston CF32 0LD
Received 2 Aug 20197 Gwendoline Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HG
Received 17 Feb 201011 Durffryn Madog Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0BE
Received 18 Sept 2018Former Dairy Site North Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TP
Received 8 Feb 201617 Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PU
Received 23 Feb 2015Jctn Oaklands Av & Greenfields Av Bridgend Cf31 4St
Received 18 Apr 2006Land East Of 296 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Pl
Received 15 Mar 2006Cae Plas Bankers Hill Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0DA
Received 10 Mar 2011Plot Adj. To 14 & 15 Andrews Close Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Eq
Received 2 Nov 2005Coity Wallia Common Adj To Brynwith Crossing Cottage Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6HW
Received 20 Oct 200843 Pwll Y Waun Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Hh
Received 16 Oct 200631 Cemetery Road Garth Maesteg Cf34 0Lw
Received 20 Apr 2006Plot 18 Abergarw Farm Site Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8YG
Received 30 Jul 2021Land South Of Nicholls Arms Coytrahen Bridgend Cf32 0Ep
Received 25 May 2006101 Pendre Bridgend CF31 1PG
Received 17 Aug 2012HMP Parc Heol Hopcyn John Coity CF35 6AP
Received 18 Jun 2026Records 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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