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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.
4,879 approved · 2,105 refused · 1,079 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
37 Princess Street Maesteg CF34 9BD
Received 27 May 202119 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Bs
Received 29 Nov 200415 Clos Cornelius South Cornelly CF33 4RQ
Received 15 Aug 201623a Nottage Mead Porthcawl CF36 3SA
Received 4 May 2021Porthcawl Waterfront, Porthcawl
Received 16 Apr 2025Ty Enfys 23 Brynheulog Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HP
Received 1 Feb 201313 King Edward Street Blaengarw Bridgend Cf32 8Nd
Received 18 Nov 2004Land Rear 29-32 Dale View Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0DE
Received 21 Aug 2007Evang. Theo. College Of Wales Bryntirion House Laleston Bridgend Cf31 4Dx
Received 4 Apr 20056 New Buildings Farm Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0HA
Received 14 Nov 2019Abergarw Trading Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Lw
Received 21 Feb 200733 Park Place Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UA
Received 30 Aug 2013Land Adjoining 39 Jubilee Road Bridgend CF31 3BA
Received 8 Mar 201635 Waunscil Avenue Bridgend Cf31 1Ty
Received 7 Oct 2005The Old House Llangynwyd Village Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SB
Received 16 Dec 2016Sunny View Marlpit Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EG
Received 21 Aug 2015Ton Bach Farm Orchard Close Pencoed CF35 6RJ
Received 5 Dec 2022Springfield Clos Henblas Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EU
Received 3 Mar 20092 Locks Common Road Porthcawl CF36 3HU
Received 31 Jul 2025Land South Of Gelli Las Farm Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 0EG
Received 17 Oct 2012Ty Parrog 28 West Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HS
Received 28 Jan 201136 Sanderling Way Locks Common Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 25 Mar 20133 Zoar Avenue Maesteg CF34 9UT
Received 1 Sept 202220 Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JW
Received 6 Sept 2022Records 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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