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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.
4,733 approved · 2,060 refused · 1,057 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13 Maes y Siglen Parc Derwen Coity CF35 6EX
Received 19 Dec 20187 Severn Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LW
Received 28 Jul 200854 Minffrwd Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SD
Received 3 Mar 2014Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club Waun Y Mer Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PU
Received 23 Jun 201138 Greenfields Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SR
Received 8 Sept 2014Sarn Lifelong Learning Centre, Bryncethin Memorial Hall and Blackmill Road Sarn / Bryncethin Bridgend
Received 8 Apr 2024Former St John Church St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Ba
Received 11 Oct 2005Grand Pavilion, Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YW
Received 13 Jun 2025Airborne Systems Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PL
Received 11 Apr 2017Silver Birch 75 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5LY
Received 26 Apr 2016Former Keith Evans Furniture factory Wyndham Close Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AD
Received 27 Feb 202344 Park Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DF
Received 12 Nov 20213 Skokholm Close Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QJ
Received 2 Feb 2010Orchard House Heol-Yr-Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 19 Apr 201662 Eleanor Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RD
Received 13 Aug 200826 Garn Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AS
Received 20 Dec 2011Land at Howell Street Nantymoel CF32 7RE
Received 12 Apr 201913 Pant Y Pistyll Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LS
Received 17 Feb 20155 Adrian Close Porthcawl CF36 3LX
Received 31 Mar 2008Old Parish Bakery Llynfi Lane Maesteg CF34 9DE
Received 8 Mar 201610 Dol Wen Penprysg, Pencoed, Bridgend Cf35 6Rs
Received 19 Apr 20058 Cae Canol Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3RS
Received 4 Jul 201641 The Spinney Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JE
Received 26 Jun 2013Dogs Trust Court Colman Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NG
Received 4 Jul 2011Records 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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