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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.
5,000 approved · 2,130 refused · 1,094 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Llys Y Bryn Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Bx
Received 10 Aug 2007Land Off Plumley Close North Cornelly Bridgend
Received 19 Aug 2010Ogmore Constituency Labour Party Social Club Elm Crescent Bryntirion CF31 4EA
Received 8 Jun 2017Land Adj 20 Harvey Street Maesteg Cf34 0Ae
Received 8 Jul 2005Manor Farm Cottage Tyn y Caeau Lane Porthcawl CF36 5SP
Received 4 Aug 202122 Cwrt Pant Yr Awel Lewistown Bridgend CF32 7HW
Received 31 Jan 201359c Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9YL
Received 5 Jul 201819 Park Court Road Bridgend CF31 4BP
Received 25 Apr 201840 Carmen Street Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Rl
Received 28 Apr 20055 The Croft Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RL
Received 1 Jul 2010Former Bryncethin Claypits Blackmill Road Bryncethin CF32 9YW
Received 20 Mar 2014Ty Wrth yr Eglwys Glynogwr Blackmill CF35 6EL
Received 28 Jan 2019Owen G Motors Ltd Dunraven Business Park Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 5 Sept 2016Heronston Hotel Ewenny Road Bridgend CF35 5AW
Received 22 Aug 2022128 Merlin Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QN
Received 30 Jan 2008Twin Oaks Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9DG
Received 1 Feb 201647 Dol Nant Dderwen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AA
Received 30 Dec 2013Land Off Heol Bryncwils Sarn Bridgend
Received 20 Apr 2014Texaco Garage Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6HR
Received 17 Jul 20097 Georgian Close Porthcawl CF36 5NB
Received 28 May 2021Cenin Cement Ltd Parc Stormy Down Stormy Down Bridgend CF33 4RS
Received 14 May 2014Dunraven House Stormy Down Pyle Bridgend CF33 4AH
Received 7 Mar 2012Llwydarth Farm Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HB
Received 7 Oct 2013Former Anturio Gifts next to 26 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DB
Received 23 Jan 2023Records 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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