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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.
4,753 approved · 2,066 refused · 1,060 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Project Horizon Plot Phase 1 Felindre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5EB
Received 16 Aug 2007Former Sunnyside Council Offices & Magistrates Court site Sunnyside Road / Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 21 Aug 202012 Mary Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YA
Received 22 Sept 20101 Esterling Drive, Porthcawl, CF36 3JL
Received 8 May 2024Gwar Y Coed Pant Y Pwllau Coity Bridgend CF35 6BP
Received 27 Mar 20079 Bryn Henfaes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EW
Received 20 Dec 2013Car Park At Kodak House Abergarw Ind Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend
Received 28 Sept 2007Rear Garden 58 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RP
Received 27 Oct 2008Pandy Park Changing Rooms Off Terfyn Ynysawdre Bridgend CF32 9EN
Received 20 Sept 2010S/O Maesteg Town Hall Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 8 Oct 2013Beech Road, Pontyrhyl, CF32 8AT Bryn Cottages, Lluest, CF32 8PX
Received 28 Mar 20249 Heol Llwyndyrus Llangynwyd CF34 9SU
Received 18 Mar 2024Kingston House Canola Sarn CF32 9TY
Received 24 Apr 2019Plot 22 land north of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 13 Sept 20187 Lloyd Street Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Ra
Received 2 Nov 200612 The Glade Bryncethin CF32 9BX
Received 4 Dec 2014Wilderness Allotments Woodland Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 27 Dec 200726 Llys Gwyn Bridgend CF31 1LB
Received 1 Jul 2013Coytrahen House Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 8YS
Received 25 Jan 20087 Clos Yr Hen Eglwys South Cornelly CF33 4SG
Received 16 Nov 2016St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 20 May 20192 Sandpiper Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3UD
Received 11 Jan 2017Land North of Bryngarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LN
Received 21 Mar 2017One Stop Stores Heol Fach North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HY
Received 12 Feb 2014Records 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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