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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.
4,698 approved · 2,056 refused · 1,052 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Manor Farm Cottage Porthcawl CF36 5SP
Received 26 Jan 2015Outside Monsoon & Accessorize Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EJ
Received 26 Sept 2013Gwynfryn Heol Las Mawdlam CF33 4PH
Received 12 Jul 2024Rhos Celyn Litchard Terrace Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PL
Received 7 Apr 200910 Swn Yr Afon Kenfig Hill CF33 6AJ
Received 17 Jan 201915 Penyrallt Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QG
Received 8 Oct 200724 Heol Gadlys, Litchard, Bridgend, CF31 1PD
Received 24 Sept 20251 Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3YY
Received 18 Apr 2019Former garage site Maes Glas Ynysawdre CF32 9JZ
Received 14 Feb 2018Oakwood Drive Ewenny Road Industrial Estate Maesteg
Received 17 Dec 2008Owen House Llewellyn Street Nantymoel CF32 7RF
Received 2 Sept 2021Plots 1-3, Off Llangeinor Road Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Nu
Received 28 Sept 2005Former Ysgol Bryn Castell Site Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JP
Received 23 Dec 20229 Riverside Aberkenfig CF32 9DA
Received 20 Jun 2018Craig Y Parcau, Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, CF32 0NT
Received 8 Sept 202513 Dol Wen Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rs
Received 24 Mar 200520 Brynllywarch Maesteg CF34 9NB
Received 5 Nov 201466 Penprysg Road Pencoed CF35 6RH
Received 7 Jun 202211 Elder Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RH
Received 20 Nov 201280 South Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3DA
Received 13 Dec 201357 South Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3DG
Received 10 Mar 2009Ynyslas Uchaf Farm Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF35 6DW
Received 10 Jan 2017Fmr Croeso Centre (Maesgwyn Hosp) Highland Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YL
Received 16 Aug 201173 Maes Y Felin Wildmill CF31 1YW
Received 1 Jun 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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