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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.
4,681 approved · 2,047 refused · 1,051 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
41 Fulmar Road, Nottage, Porthcawl Cf36 3Pn
Received 17 Feb 20057 Crown Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EN
Received 9 Oct 200918 Nant Ffornwg Cefn Glas CF31 4TJ
Received 10 Jan 2019Pantyscawen Farm Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Rx
Received 1 Dec 200657 Brynteg Avenue Bridgend CF31 3EL
Received 14 May 2009Unit 5 Ffaldau Industrial Estate Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 19 May 2005Crown House 316 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PL
Received 25 Jul 2012Former Sony Uk Manufacturing Pencoed Tech Park Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Hz
Received 23 Jun 2006Block C Unit 14 Parc Y Bont Aneurin Bevan Avenue Brynmenyn Ind. Estate CF32 9TD
Received 15 Jul 201690 Nolton Street, Bridgend , CF31 3BP
Received 2 Mar 202144 Heol Tynygarn Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4PA
Received 7 Aug 2007Land east of Crendon Timber Engineering Abergarw Industrial Estate Brynmenyn CF32 9LW
Received 7 Sept 2021The Old Malthouse Heronston Lane Bridgend CF31 3AX
Received 1 Apr 20218 Heol West Plas Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PA
Received 14 May 2010Land at 23-27 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 21 Aug 2017Land Rear Of Princess Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BD
Received 19 Jun 201211 Maes y Piod Broadlands CF31 5FJ
Received 8 Mar 20212 Sker Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RA
Received 9 Jul 2008Grand Pavilion Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YW
Received 8 May 2025Plot No. 3, Bryn Road, Ogmore Vale, Bridgend
Received 22 Feb 2005The Coach House Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1LE
Received 6 Dec 2013Land Adj. To 2 Alma Terrace Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Al
Received 3 Jan 2006Rear Of 35 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6ST
Received 29 Jun 200949 Islawen Meadows & 50 Islawen Meadows Pencoed CF35 6LW
Received 6 Jul 2023Records 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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