Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
4,626 approved · 2,030 refused · 1,043 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
87 High Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HL
Received 20 Feb 2008Lindea Lea 7 Y Llest Pen-y-fai CF31 4NA
Received 21 Oct 2024Land off Oakwood Drive Maesteg CF34 9TS
Received 14 Aug 2026Rear of 95 Merthyr Mawr Road, Bridgend, CF31 3NS
Received 20 Jul 2026Land at the commercial area (East of 2 Clos Y Coed Castan) Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6PA
Received 20 Jul 202198 Yr Ysfa Maesteg CF34 9BE
Received 17 Oct 20236 Glynbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 1LN
Received 17 Jun 2022151 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EA
Received 13 Feb 2008Maesteg Golf Club Mount Pleasant Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9PR
Received 1 Feb 2010Ty-Hedref, St Brides Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9RA
Received 19 Jun 20131 Glanogwr Road Bridgend CF31 3PF
Received 23 Jan 20099 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 9 Nov 200951 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 18 Nov 2019Llangeinor Football Club, Bettws Road, Llangeinor, Bridgend, CF32 8PG
Received 4 Dec 202413 Market Street Bridgend CF31 1LL
Received 4 Dec 2007Bryn y Mor Heol Broom Mawdlam CF33 4PW
Received 24 Jul 2020Plot 51 Duffryn Oaks Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 16 Jun 201613 Lewis Avenue Bridgend CF31 4JJ
Received 19 Oct 200715 Windsor Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Lr
Received 12 Apr 2007Scs Unit 6 Bridgend Retail Park Picton Gardens Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 30 Apr 201229 Well Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LF
Received 5 Jul 2023The Lodge 10 Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5PB
Received 17 Sept 202126 Bedford Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BW
Received 20 Jul 202143 Suffolk Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3JR
Received 12 Oct 2009Records 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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