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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.
4,823 approved · 2,092 refused · 1,072 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Cwrt Y Cadno Parc Cavendish Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Gl
Received 14 Nov 200511 Station Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EP
Received 31 Mar 20091 Pont Newydd Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pq
Received 6 Apr 200630 Parc Tyn Y Waun Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Rg
Received 23 Feb 200561 Briary Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PU
Received 8 Feb 2017The Old House Llangynwyd Village Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SB
Received 12 Jul 2018Land At Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend
Received 12 Feb 200735 St Mary's View Coychurch Bridgend Cf35 5Hl
Received 23 Feb 20051 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 13 May 2013Land Adj Kodak House Abergarw Trading Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LW
Received 18 Feb 2009Plot 9/10 Cwmcoed Bettws CF32 8SW
Received 6 Mar 201933 Severn Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Ln
Received 9 May 2007112 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Da
Received 14 Nov 200531 Crossfield Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3LA
Received 12 Feb 201648 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NH
Received 17 Nov 201429 Iron Way Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Bf
Received 13 Aug 200716 Long Meadow North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PX
Received 28 Feb 201218 Bryn Onnen Kenfig Hill CF33 6EA
Received 28 Apr 2017Land Adj Green Meadow Cottage Cymdda Sarn Bridgend CF32 9SL
Received 19 Sept 20116 Pant Glas Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Yl
Received 14 Jul 2005Dolgarrog Suffolk Place Ogmore Vale CF32 7DS
Received 8 May 201743 Ffordd Y Groes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EQ
Received 27 Oct 2011Parcel R4-2 Parc Derwen Bridgend
Received 2 Aug 2012Caner Bach Farmhouse Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EP
Received 22 Sept 2008Records 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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