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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.
4,829 approved · 2,092 refused · 1,072 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Harvester Restaurant Designer Outlet Village The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9SH
Received 12 Sept 2014112 Parc Tynywaun Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RH
Received 27 Jul 2015Mercedes House Old Field Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LJ
Received 29 May 2024Bridgend Valleys Railway Co Old Station Yard Pontycymmer CF32 8AZ
Received 14 Mar 201720 Foxhollows Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NF
Received 15 Oct 20098 Sea View Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BE
Received 8 Nov 200753 Heol Degwm North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AU
Received 4 May 2012Eastside Store Betws Road Bettws CF32 8YD
Received 4 Jun 201546 Priory Oak Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HY
Received 13 Oct 2015The Food Warehouse (Iceland) - Bridgend Parc Plaza Bridgend CF31 3XY
Received 26 Nov 2025Rockwool Ltd Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 8 Aug 200815 Cefn Nant Pencoed CF35 6JE
Received 26 Jan 2021Rear Of 11 South Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Dh
Received 26 Feb 2007Unit 40B Sturmi Way Village Farm Ind Est CF33 6BZ
Received 15 Jan 2014Twin Oaks & Woodland View (No.17) Derllwyn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DG
Received 16 Feb 2024Bayleaves Marlpit Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EJ
Received 27 Apr 2015Land Adj. 29 Greenwood Close Bridgend Cf31 1Pj
Received 14 Jan 2005The Paddocks, Bryn Road, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 9EB
Received 7 Mar 2025Land Off Llan Road Cwmfelin Maesteg Bridgend
Received 28 Nov 2008Land At Willowturf Court Sarn Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Ph
Received 25 Jul 20063 Chantal Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NN
Received 20 Mar 2009Former Ritz Bingo Site, Brewery Lane, Bridgend
Received 5 Sept 201180 Bakers Way Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Px
Received 8 Feb 2005Ty Fry House Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 8Uy
Received 11 Dec 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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