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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.
4,710 approved · 2,058 refused · 1,054 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Brynderwen House Derllwyn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9DL
Received 19 Mar 201028 Heol Y Mynydd Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Uh
Received 8 Mar 20071 Graig Fryn Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7PD
Received 13 May 2015Bryngarw Country Park Bryngarw House Access Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8UU
Received 12 Jan 2017Land off All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BT
Received 18 Dec 201954 Hazeldene Avenue Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JP
Received 22 Nov 20112 Heol Las Villas Heol Las Mawdlam Bridgend CF33 4PL
Received 5 Jun 2018Land At Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Bf
Received 14 Sept 2006Cefn Gelli Farm Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PH
Received 5 Aug 201659 Heol Fach North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Ln
Received 14 Jun 2005Next to 39 Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4PG
Received 23 Feb 2018Land To South Of St Illtyds Road Cefn Glas CF31 4LB
Received 18 Dec 201511 Cefn Nant Pencoed CF35 6JE
Received 11 Dec 2019Glandyrus Caehelig Bryncethin CF32 9YD
Received 1 Apr 2022Former Rhiw Multi Storey car park The Rhiw Bridgend
Received 4 Nov 2016Former Land Caergymrug Cwmdu Road Garth Maesteg
Received 13 Jan 2017The Malsters Arms 52 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Hj
Received 12 Feb 2007Dickenson Timber Products Former Farm Shop Off A4063 Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RU
Received 27 Mar 2019Stable Block, Brocastle Estate Brocastle Bridgend Cf35 5Au
Received 9 Aug 2005Land at former Archbishop McGrath School Heol Yr Ysgol Tondu CF32 9EG
Received 7 Apr 201727 Coegnant Road, Caerau, Maesteg, CF34 0TD
Received 5 Nov 20241 New Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EH
Received 22 Feb 201213 Westfield Crescent Porthcawl CF36 3SG
Received 22 Jul 20193 The Hollies Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pp
Received 12 Oct 2005Records 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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