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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.
5,117 approved · 2,175 refused · 1,101 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Oct 2002 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
50 Bakers Way Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Px
Received 21 Jun 2005Opp Derwen House Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BN
Received 17 Sept 20138 Pentre Howell Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RG
Received 19 May 2014Dolau Ifan Ddu Farm Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6DT
Received 26 Nov 2012Scs Upholstery Plc Bridgend Retail Park Bridgend Cf31 3Xx
Received 31 Mar 2006Brewery Field Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4JE
Received 8 Oct 2024Land Adj. Isfryn Ind. Estate Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Eq
Received 24 Oct 20054 Sedd Goch Brackla CF31 2HN
Received 28 May 2015Plots Adj 34 Garnwen Road Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ey
Received 14 Oct 200565 Graham Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NP
Received 29 May 201918 Hazel Mead Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Aq
Received 29 Sept 2006Waun Davey House Heol Llan Coity CF35 6BU
Received 14 Oct 2024Stables At 2 Moelgilau Bettws Bridgend Cf32 8Uh
Received 29 Jul 2005Land At Dan Yr Eglwys Farm (Ty Newydd Farm) Bettws Bridgend CF32 8TJ
Received 28 Aug 2015Land At Ty Bryn Terrace Pencoed Bridgend
Received 16 Mar 200938 Caer Cynffig North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4NE
Received 1 Jul 2016Former Surgery Site Jctn Of Coychurch Road & Heol Y Groes Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5RA
Received 1 Oct 201314 Greenacres South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4SE
Received 3 Jun 2011Land at Carreg Llwyd Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EH
Received 27 Jun 2016Dental Surgery 88 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DA
Received 22 Mar 2012Croesty Primary School Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LY
Received 1 Feb 2013Jctn Of Coychurch Rd & Heol Y Groes Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PE
Received 27 Nov 2007Foam Edge 9 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 31 Aug 201710 Steepholm Close Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Tp
Received 2 Aug 2006Records 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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