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.
4,722 approved · 2,059 refused · 1,055 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Cemetery Road Maesteg CF34 0LW
Received 31 Aug 2021The Clock House Old Village Lane Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SP
Received 11 Aug 2010Post Office Commercial Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7RA
Received 15 Aug 20083 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Nh
Received 23 Feb 200715 Masefield Mews Cefn Glas CF31 4PS
Received 24 Nov 2017Autoseek Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LE
Received 8 Jan 2013Parc Derwen - Land Parcel R23/24 Bridgend
Received 6 Nov 201228 Cemetery Road Maesteg CF34 0LW
Received 22 Aug 2018Unit 2 New Road Court Porthcawl CF36 5BA
Received 2 Feb 2015New Bungalow Cae Helyg Farm Pant Hirwaun Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YJ
Received 17 Jun 2009Waterton Service Station A48 By Pass Road Bridgend CF31 3DP
Received 15 Mar 2016Fairways Hotel 7 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 31 Oct 202314 Carlton Place Porthcawl CF36 3ET
Received 25 Jul 202416 St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BA
Received 30 Apr 2009Croesty Farm Land Adj Castle Meadows Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Ba
Received 26 Jul 200557 St Davids Way Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5HB
Received 28 Sept 2011Site South Of Pleasant View Caerau Maesteg
Received 15 Oct 200745 West Park Drive Porthcawl CF36 3RL
Received 21 May 201832 Bryn Llidiard Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Qn
Received 23 Mar 200535 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 29 Jun 2009Land at Lluest Cwm Llwrog Farm Lewistown Bridgend
Received 22 Jan 2018Celynfa Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0AH
Received 30 Jun 2014Birkett House Abergarw Trading Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LW
Received 2 Sept 2013Uchaf Cottage Shwt Uchaf Shwt Bridgend CF32 8TY
Received 12 Aug 2013Records 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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