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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.
4,775 approved · 2,080 refused · 1,067 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land east of Heol-Y-Parc North Cornelly
Received 28 Aug 2026Pentre Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Rb
Received 6 Mar 200718 The Glade Bryncethin CF32 9BX
Received 23 Jan 2017Glanteg, 16 Hillcrest, Pen-Y-Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4NL
Received 25 Feb 20258 Tyn Y Bettws Close Bettws Bridgend CF32 8YF
Received 12 Oct 201118 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EQ
Received 7 Mar 2013Heronsbridge Special School Ewenny Road Bridgend Cf31 3Ht
Received 24 Jul 2006Cartref 280-288 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PL
Received 28 Nov 2008Bennett Street, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend Cf31 3Sh
Received 1 Jun 2005Co-Op Travel Store 5 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BT
Received 18 Oct 2007Phase 3 Duffryn Oaks Off Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend
Received 4 Oct 200749 Heol Bryncwils Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UE
Received 23 Jun 201040 Parkfields Road Bridgend CF31 4BJ
Received 11 Apr 2024Former Ogmore Constituency Labour Party (OCLP) Club site Elm Crescent Bryntirion CF31 4EA
Received 1 Feb 2019Land South West Of Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend
Received 21 Nov 2012110 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Pe
Received 19 Jul 200760 Fairfield Road Bridgend Cf31 3Dt
Received 20 Oct 20058 Pen Y Bryn View Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LJ
Received 31 Jan 20112 Heol Y Groes Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PE
Received 29 Mar 2011Brackla Playing Fields Bridgend
Received 4 Dec 2007Unit 7, Spelter Industrial Estate Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ty
Received 11 Dec 2006Land At Caegarw Farm Margam Port Talbot
Received 21 Dec 2015Land Adj Broadlands House Bridgend Cf32 0Ns
Received 5 May 2006Bryneglwys House 15 Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 8 Mar 2021Records 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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