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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.
4,674 approved · 2,043 refused · 1,050 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plots 31&32 Locks Common Porthcawl Cf36 3Hy
Received 29 Jun 20058 Bryn Celyn Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LS
Received 27 Sept 20131 Llys y Fran Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4TU
Received 21 Oct 20202 Preswylfa Court Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NX
Received 16 May 2013Tesco Stores Limited Cowbridge Road Bridgend
Received 13 Jun 200530 Northways Porthcawl CF36 5LB
Received 12 Aug 2020St Johns House Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 27 Feb 2020Plot 90 Carreg Erw Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6BA
Received 23 Jul 201395 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PP
Received 4 Jan 2013Land Rear 32 Garnwen Terrace Maesteg Bridgend
Received 4 Aug 2008Ty Coed Castan Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SS
Received 29 Nov 202127 Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas CF31 4PG
Received 1 Sept 2017Land adj 39 Cefn Glas Road Cefn Glas CF31 4PG
Received 13 Dec 201746 Graham Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NP
Received 19 Dec 202217 Curlew Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QB
Received 18 Jun 20128 Crossfield Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LA
Received 21 Jul 20112 Llynfi View Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RE
Received 23 Aug 2007133 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3BD
Received 5 Apr 2017Cartref Adj Kingdom Hall Picton Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ew
Received 4 Jul 200632 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DH
Received 7 May 200920 Talbot Terrace Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Ya
Received 2 Mar 200697 Maes Talcen Brackla CF31 2LQ
Received 26 Apr 202310 Padleys Close Maesteg Bridgend
Received 6 Feb 200612 Alyson Way Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TP
Received 31 Oct 2012Records 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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