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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.
5,096 approved · 2,165 refused · 1,100 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tythegston Court Tythegston Bridgend Cf32 One
Received 7 Feb 2005Foxhollow Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AT
Received 27 Jul 202367 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DF
Received 9 Dec 2019Housing development off All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BT
Received 31 Oct 201915 Rhodfa'r Coed Maesteg CF34 9GE
Received 17 Nov 2014Boston Pine Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 2Az
Received 2 Dec 2005Cedar Lodge Heol Penyfai Penyfai CF31 4LS
Received 15 Sept 2015Rock Inn 98 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3DT
Received 14 Nov 2011Land Off Bryn Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7DP
Received 4 Jul 201228 Beechwood Grove, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6SU
Received 24 Sept 2026Compton Engineering Ltd Cheapside Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3UN
Received 24 Jul 2017The Haven The Court Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EH
Received 8 Jun 2010Vacant Plot Adj Plot 2 Bryn Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 5 Dec 200524 Barnado Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0HT
Received 6 Nov 200629 Felindre Avenue Pencoed CF35 5PD
Received 1 Feb 2024Plot Adj 27 Tondu Road Bridgend Cf31 4Ja
Received 20 Oct 200625 West Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 19 Jun 2007Glanllyn Ton Kenfig CF33 4PT
Received 6 Oct 2017Garth Park Playing Fields & Pavilion Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NE
Received 20 Oct 202177A High Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0BT
Received 5 Sept 2008Ridgemont 69 Ystadwaun Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PW
Received 4 Jun 2010Bryher Lodge Heol yr Egwlys Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LY
Received 14 Mar 202217 Plas Tymawr Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Nh
Received 9 May 2007Land East Of Abercerdin Road Adj Ogwr Fach River Evanstown CF39 8RP
Received 25 Jun 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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