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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.
4,767 approved · 2,075 refused · 1,064 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Duffryn Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5TA
Received 25 Nov 2010Land opposite 28 Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JN
Received 3 Nov 2025First & Second Floors 25 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EB
Received 16 Apr 201533 Lark Rise Brackla Bridgend
Received 11 May 200526 Parkfields Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Nq
Received 29 Jul 200519 Leyshon Way, Bryncethin, Bridgend, CF32 9AZ
Received 10 Dec 202542 Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Td
Received 8 Jul 200532 Pond Mawr, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0NG
Received 30 Apr 202612 Highland Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YH
Received 2 Mar 201419 St Davids Close Brackla CF31 2BN
Received 4 Jul 2024169 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BB
Received 20 Jul 20208 Llangwm Way Porthcawl CF36 3DE
Received 28 Nov 2016Land Rear 6 Crown Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0LN
Received 9 Jan 200926 Heol yr Ysgol Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4RU
Received 5 Apr 2022The Dunes Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NN
Received 20 Jul 201013 Priory Avenue Bridgend CF31 3LP
Received 22 Jan 2013Former Oil Storage Site East Street Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Sd
Received 27 Feb 200649 Hunters Ridge Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LJ
Received 27 Feb 2024Curtilage Of 11 The Retreat Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3TF
Received 31 Jan 2008The Red Dragon Litchard Hill Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QJ
Received 25 Jan 2012Ar Graig Laleston CF32 0LY
Received 27 Sept 20178 Tyn y Bettws Close Bettws Bridgend CF32 8YF
Received 17 Aug 2022Pant Y Wal Windfarm Bridgend
Received 22 Aug 201213 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YN
Received 25 May 2010Records 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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