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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.
4,788 approved · 2,085 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
38 & 39 Taliesin Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JR
Received 4 Feb 200833A Woodland Park Kenfig Hill CF33 6DY
Received 12 Sept 2018Garden of 1 Heol Gadlys Litchard CF31 1PD
Received 15 Aug 2017Dainton Business Park Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1NS
Received 20 Sept 20232 Pant Hendre Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LN
Received 8 Oct 2013Land At City Farm Bettws Bridgend
Received 16 Oct 2008Plots 31,32,33 & 63 Duffryn Oaks, Pencoed, Bridgend Cf35
Received 7 Jun 200514 Bryn Blodau'r Haul Coity Bridgend CF35 6FX
Received 19 Mar 202411 Felindre Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pb
Received 29 Aug 2007181 West Road, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3RT
Received 10 Aug 2026Llwyncelyn Pantypwllau Coity CF35 6BP
Received 22 May 201710 Llys Briallen Brackla CF31 2BG
Received 16 Jun 2015Mercedes House Ffordd Yr Hen Gae Pencoed CF35 5LJ
Received 14 Aug 2015Kitchen & Bathroom Emporium (1St Floor) Church St / Llynfi Lane Maesteg Cf34 9De
Received 2 Dec 2005Former Harman Becker Bennett Street Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SH
Received 4 Aug 2016Claypits House Ewenny Road Bridgend CF35 5AP
Received 8 Mar 2022Side Of 5 Alexandra Place Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Pn CF34 OPN
Received 2 Sept 2005Plot 17 Duffryn Oaks Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LZ
Received 28 Oct 2009Barn At Penylan Farm Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9An
Received 24 Feb 200610 Northways Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5LB
Received 2 Apr 2007All Saints Church Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 23 Jan 2006Porthcawl Eastern Promenade Porthawl Harbour Porthcawl
Received 11 Jun 2021Bryntirion Infant School Bryngolau Bryntirion CF31 4DD
Received 9 Jan 2023Former Petrol Station Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NA
Received 16 Apr 2015Records 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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