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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.
5,080 approved · 2,156 refused · 1,098 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Leamington Cottage 5 Brickyard Lane Porthcawl CF36 5PP
Received 3 Dec 2007Land off Plas Morlais North Cornelly CF33 4LU
Received 3 Jul 2017Land at Bridgend Police Station and former Cheapside Multi-storey Car Park Cheapside Bridgend
Received 19 Aug 2024Mynydd Pen Y Graig Wind Farm Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 30 Jan 201513 Picton Place Nantyffyllon Maesteg
Received 5 May 2005Land Adjacent Ebenezer Terrace Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EA
Received 25 Nov 201312 Heol Persondy Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9RF
Received 11 Sept 2009Somerfield Store Lias Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Ah
Received 23 Jul 20043 & 4 Rock Cottages Court Colman Lane Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NE
Received 6 May 20143-11 Elder Street (odds) Bridgend CF31 1AF
Received 24 Aug 201766 Salisbury Road Maesteg CF34 9EH
Received 19 Aug 2020War Memorial Moriah Place Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DW
Received 1 Mar 2010Protea House 25 Esplanade Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3YS
Received 29 Sept 2014Bridgend Motor Factors Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1UA
Received 28 Mar 2017Unit 9 Broadlands Shopping Centre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DH
Received 29 Oct 2008Locks Lodge 8 Locks Common Porthcawl Cf36 3Hu
Received 11 Aug 200423 Hazelmead Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Aq
Received 24 Mar 20064 Linnett Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NX
Received 8 Aug 2012'Greenfield', 38 Coychurch Rd Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Ng
Received 1 Oct 2004Bryngarw Mill Abergarw Close Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Lf
Received 21 Mar 20056 Heol Onnen North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DS
Received 10 Nov 200910 Garden Court Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JU
Received 19 May 200815 Station Row Pontyrhyl Bridgend Cf32 8Pj
Received 26 Apr 200635 South View Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Dg
Received 31 Aug 2004Records 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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