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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.
4,928 approved · 2,111 refused · 1,087 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Parkfield 12 Bryncoch Road Sarn CF32 9PA
Received 27 Nov 20244 Bower Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6NE
Received 17 Mar 20217 Preswylfa Court Bridgend CF31 3NX
Received 24 Jun 2019Byeastwood Farm Coity CF35 6BN
Received 1 Aug 2017Land At 7 Llynfi Court (Plot 24) Maesteg Park Maesteg Cf34 9Nj
Received 19 Mar 2007Plot 37b Sturmi Way Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BZ
Received 17 Jul 2025Dragon International Studios New Road Llanharan CF35 5NQ
Received 17 Jun 202419 Heol Croes Faen Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sw
Received 28 Feb 20072 Cemetery Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7HT
Received 4 Aug 2011Coed y Mwstwr Isaf Coychurch CF35 6AG
Received 4 May 20175 Clos Glyndwr Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6AX
Received 4 Apr 20112, 3, 4 & 5 Wessex Villas (Former Hermon Chapel) High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 6 Mar 20152 Blackfield Row and 3 Blackfield Row Cefn Cribwr CF32 0HB
Received 15 Sept 2025The Rest Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 1 Mar 2019Tesco Stores Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SQ
Received 26 Nov 20186 Railway Terrace Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AT
Received 11 Sept 2009Land Off South Road Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 11 May 201244 Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4PG
Received 15 Sept 20143 Garth Avenue Maesteg CF34 0UJ
Received 4 Oct 201927 Felindre Avenue Pencoed Bridgend
Received 15 Nov 200736 & 38 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GF
Received 30 Apr 201429 Maesteg Road Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9Ld
Received 15 Jun 2005Caerau Police Station Duffryn Road Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Ss
Received 31 Jan 200745 Bryntirion Hill Bridgend Cf31 4By
Received 16 Feb 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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