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.
4,662 approved · 2,039 refused · 1,049 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
7 St Brides Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NR
Received 3 May 2013Dyffryn Erw Heol Llwynyffynon Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PR
Received 28 Jun 2010Brandon Tool Hire Bridgend, Tremains Road, Bridgend, CF31 1TZ
Received 12 Nov 2025Motherways Store 78 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LE
Received 8 Mar 200750 Heol Maendy North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DF
Received 2 Dec 2009Arwerydd Porthcawl Road South Cornelly CF33 4RG
Received 13 Nov 201545 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EH
Received 27 Apr 2022Land At Craig Yr Aber Kenfig Margam
Received 12 Oct 201224 Talbot Terrace Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9YA
Received 18 Jun 202024 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GF
Received 19 Nov 2018Grand Pavilion Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YW
Received 9 Apr 2025Percy House 18 Lias Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AH
Received 17 Sept 2008Plot 17 land north of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LN
Received 13 Aug 2018KFC Drive Thru Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SH
Received 30 Nov 2016Former Beresford Yard off Hendre Road Coity CF35 6RA
Received 22 Feb 2023Westgate 48a Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Received 7 Jun 202290 St Brides Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9RD
Received 12 Aug 201059 Heol Ty Maen Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Qf
Received 4 Oct 200620B Queen Street, Bridgend, CF31 1HX
Received 12 Jun 202667 Maes Talcen Brackla CF31 2LQ
Received 7 Nov 201647 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RR
Received 3 Mar 2008103 Oxford Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8DE
Received 31 Aug 20117 Ffynon Y Maen Pyle Bridgend CF33 6JE
Received 1 Jul 200854 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Received 14 Aug 2024Records 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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