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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.
4,909 approved · 2,109 refused · 1,086 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Alma Terrace Aberkenfig CF32 9AL
Received 24 Apr 201766 Heol West Plas Coity CF35 6BA
Received 12 Jun 20205 South Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3DH
Received 20 Apr 201633 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 22 Jun 2016The Market Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BY
Received 30 Aug 2011Coity Wallia Common Buffered Between B4280 & Brynwith Crossing Cottage
Received 23 Jan 2009St Teilos Church Merthyr Mawr CF32 0LS
Received 15 Jul 20227 Meadow Close Coychurch Bridgend Cf35 5Hh
Received 25 Nov 200512 Court Terrace Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend Cf32 0By
Received 22 Aug 2006Tyla Coch Farm Bettws Bridgend CF32 8UE
Received 23 Sept 202129 Greenwood Close Bridgend CF31 1PJ
Received 13 Jun 20181A Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 24 Feb 202121A Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 7 Feb 2011Peniel Evangelical Church Station Street Maesteg CF34 9AL
Received 8 Feb 20087 Clos Pwll Clai, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 9BZ
Received 21 May 2026Ogmore Vale Bowls Club Park Avenue Ogmore Vale CF32 7DH
Received 5 Dec 20234 Aneurin Bevans Way Garth Maesteg Cf34 0Sx
Received 22 Nov 20069 St Clares Court Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5DS
Received 25 Mar 2026The Grange Neath Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9PL
Received 21 May 201232 The Chase Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JH
Received 25 Feb 2010Grass Verge At Kingsway Bridgend Ind Estate Bridgend
Received 20 Apr 20161 & 2 Sibrwd y Dail Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GB
Received 4 Oct 202231 Lletai Avenue Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pw
Received 23 Aug 200610 Clevis Crescent, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5NY
Received 29 Jul 2025Records 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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