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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.
4,637 approved · 2,033 refused · 1,043 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bettws Boys & Girls Club The Old Council School Heol Dewi Sant Bettws CF32 8TA
Received 24 May 201132 Heol-Y-Llwyni, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0DJ
Received 25 Feb 2025R/O Heol Y Cyw Rfc 37 High St Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HR
Received 18 Jan 2011Land rear of 32 Heol Llansantffraid Sarn CF32 9NW
Received 8 Feb 20185 Heol Y Dail Llangewydd Court Bridgend Cf31 4Tz
Received 13 Sept 20061, 2 & 3 St Davids Court Maesteg CF34 0BF
Received 20 Jul 201791 Hermon Road Maesteg CF34 0SY
Received 7 Mar 2019Orchard House Penyfai Road Aberkenfig CF32 9AA
Received 11 Jan 2021Land Off High Street Heol Y Cyw Bridgend
Received 26 May 2010Park House 27 Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9HD
Received 4 Jun 202019 George Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3EL
Received 27 Sept 2007Moorlands Cottage The Moors Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5DB
Received 18 Feb 2021Rock Cottage 4 Church Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PD
Received 26 Feb 200911-13 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DN
Received 3 Aug 202321 Heol Maes-Yr-Haf, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5PJ
Received 2 Jun 202642 Parc Tyn-Y-Waun Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Rg
Received 23 Jan 20071 Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JN
Received 4 Jan 2022Tynewydd Litchard Hill Litchard Bridgend CF35 6HB
Received 8 Jul 2010129 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg CF34 0PD
Received 16 Dec 201611 Heol Las North Cornelly CF33 4AP
Received 9 Feb 2015Site Adjacent To Three Horse Shoes Lamb Row South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RL
Received 17 Sept 201011b The Retreat Porthcawl CF36 3RU
Received 6 Dec 2021Trewsfield Industrial Estate Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4LH
Received 11 Sept 200854 Walters Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7DN
Received 10 Nov 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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