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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.
5,103 approved · 2,171 refused · 1,101 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Raphael Avenue Brackla CF31 2AU
Received 25 Jan 201225 Well Street Laleston CF32 0LF
Received 28 Aug 2014Formerly Victoria Inn 57 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 21 Jul 201558 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BA
Received 16 Nov 2021Llys Faen Quarella Road Bridgend Cf31 1La
Received 28 Feb 200668 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HQ
Received 11 Mar 2011Land Near Court Colman Penyfai CF31 4NG
Received 20 Jul 2015Ty Therapia, Reneuron Limited Pencoed Business Park Pencoed CF35 5HY
Received 18 Feb 202213 Great Western Avenue Bridgend CF31 1NN
Received 10 May 2012Tesco Stores Ltd Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SQ
Received 13 Mar 2014Land adjacent to 12A & including 12B & C Kingsway Buildings Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3YH
Received 29 Jan 2026Bloomfield Farm Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5LP
Received 26 Sept 2024Sahi 35 The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 6 Sept 201623 Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HY
Received 19 Feb 2024Bridgend Ate Brackla Street Bridgend Cf31 1Db
Received 25 Nov 2005Llynfi Biomass Power Nr Llangwynyd Maesteg Bridgend
Received 14 Jan 2011Land Rear Ael-Y-Bryn North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4NT
Received 3 Mar 201180 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 5 Jun 2018The Precinct 9 Station Hill Porthcawl CF36 5DL
Received 17 Aug 201537 Maes Y Wern Pencoed CF35 6TE
Received 23 Jun 20171 Wimborne Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6SH
Received 1 Oct 20251 Lloyd Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RA
Received 2 Aug 2011Trecco Bay Caravan Park, Bay View Road, Newton Porthcawl, CF36 5NG
Received 21 Aug 20063 Elder Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RH
Received 22 Apr 2013Records 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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