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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.
4,976 approved · 2,125 refused · 1,090 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
A & M General Store 16 Blackmill Rd Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yw
Received 28 Nov 20065 Heronstone Lane Bridgend Cf31 3Dp
Received 29 Mar 2005Land Off Gwendoline Street Blaengarw Bridgend Cf32 8Au
Received 29 Nov 200617 Cwrt Y Coed Brackla Bridgend CF31 2ST
Received 28 Apr 2010Rear Of 10 Cefn Nant Pencoed CF35 6JE
Received 1 Oct 20159 North Mead Sarn Bridgend CF32 9SA
Received 30 Mar 2010Homri Bungalow Wig Fach Laleston Bridgend CF32 0NH
Received 3 Apr 2008Masonic Temple Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 11 Nov 2019Twin Oaks Derllwyn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DG
Received 26 Jul 2010Ex Salvation Army Hall Ardwyn Place Ogmore Vale CF32 7BW
Received 27 May 20225-6 Bank Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SB
Received 25 Aug 2021Distant Shores 33 Anglesey Way Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QP
Received 13 Mar 2007Shortlands Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EB
Received 12 Mar 201224 Gregory Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RF
Received 14 Jan 2014128 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 19 Aug 2016Brocastle Estate Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 17 Aug 200723 Heol Castell Coety Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PU
Received 20 Oct 201615 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 6 Jan 2009101B Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AP
Received 27 Feb 20081 Stratford Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LG
Received 17 Aug 2010Plot 13 Abergarw Farm Site Brynmenyn CF32 9LN
Received 9 Feb 20183 Clevisfield Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NU
Received 23 Aug 20223 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BT
Received 13 Sept 2017Tan Y Bryn Dinam Street Nantymoel CF32 7NN
Received 29 Apr 2020Records 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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