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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.
5,013 approved · 2,137 refused · 1,094 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Ffeiriad Farm A4061 Cefn Carfan Road to Danycoed Access Blackmill CF35 6DN
Received 13 Nov 201720 Laburnum Drive Porthcawl CF36 5UA
Received 23 Nov 2017Abernant Cledwyn / Graig Farm Newmill Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Dn
Received 25 Jan 200711 Ffynon Y Maen Pyle CF33 6JE
Received 20 May 2016Land south of Ty Maen Ffordd Leyshon Bryncethin CF32 9TB
Received 27 Apr 2020Lane rear of 7 Y Lan Pencoed CF35 6SA
Received 23 Feb 202134 Eleanor Close Pencoed CF35 6RD
Received 2 May 201818 Alyson Way Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TP
Received 22 Jun 2021Plot 14 Land Adj Glanavon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend
Received 22 Nov 2006Land Adj To Albany Road Gelliron Farm Pontycymer Bridgend Cf32 8He
Received 25 Sept 200661 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PW
Received 12 Feb 200924 Easterly Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NA
Received 3 Dec 200790 Davis Avenue, Bryncethin, Bridgend Cf32 9Jl
Received 6 Jun 2005Well House Farm 24 Ystrad Waun Pencoed CF35 6PW
Received 31 Aug 202274 St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BB
Received 12 Nov 202115 Blaen Y Ddol Bridgend Cf31 5Ad
Received 31 Mar 200610 Glossop Terrace Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NL
Received 25 Nov 20132 Brynteg Gardens Bridgend CF31 3EW
Received 8 Nov 2007Gilfach Uchaf Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SD
Received 19 Aug 20145 Hawthorn Drive South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RF
Received 19 Aug 20102 Heol Goedwig Porthcawl Cf36 5Dt
Received 3 May 200546 Lansbury Crescent Maesteg CF34 9LY
Received 7 Jul 2021The Garden House Llangewydd Road Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4JW
Received 14 Jan 201426A St Marys Crescent, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0UX
Received 30 Jun 2026Records 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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