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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.
4,785 approved · 2,083 refused · 1,069 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2004 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
160 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Bl
Received 12 May 20056 Pant y Dryw Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BP
Received 6 Aug 20194A Maes Bryn Bridgend CF31 4TX
Received 7 Nov 2011Land at Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3YW
Received 8 Sept 201710 Archway Cottages Heol Tyn Y Garn Penyfai CF31 4NY
Received 26 Apr 2017Twin Oaks Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9DG
Received 16 Apr 20195 The Bungalows Oakfield Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Sp
Received 31 Aug 2005The Nature Centre Fountain Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 0EH
Received 21 May 2007Former toilets Ogwy Street Nantymoel CF32 7SE
Received 19 May 2021Unit A The Old Granary Business Units Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 3TF
Received 18 Feb 202123 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend CF32 9HE
Received 10 Nov 2008Maes Yr Haf Kier Hardy Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9NG
Received 10 Nov 200926 Graham Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NR
Received 24 Apr 201837 Heol Adare Ynysawdre Bridgend Cf32 9Ep
Received 25 Jul 200630 Westfield Crescent Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SG
Received 21 Aug 200719 Heol Eglwys Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LY
Received 8 Oct 20136 Bro Dirion Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AB
Received 9 May 2011Dunroamin, Main Road, Coychurch, Bridgend, CF35 5EJ
Received 31 Jan 202518 Hill View Bryntirion CF31 4ED
Received 9 Oct 2017Former garage site Maesglas Ynysawdre CF32 9JZ
Received 7 Feb 201845b John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 18 Dec 2020Ffos Farm Maesteg CF34 0DG
Received 2 Aug 2012Fforch Nest Wind Farm Glynogwr Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 8 Aug 2014111 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Cf34 9Dg
Received 19 Jun 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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