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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.
5,167 approved · 2,188 refused · 1,102 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1D Dunraven Place Bridgend Cf31 1Jf
Received 14 Dec 200669 Parkfields Road Bridgend CF31 4BJ
Received 23 Jan 20237 The Mercies Porthcawl CF36 5HN
Received 20 Oct 2021Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 15 Nov 20188 Allt Dderw Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BZ
Received 7 Jul 2014Land to rear of Llety Tirion Garth Mountain Road Maesteg CF34 0DQ
Received 9 Mar 2018Rear 97 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend Cf31 3Ns
Received 22 Aug 2005Marlas Farm North Cornelly Bridgend
Received 4 Oct 2004The Wyndham Arms Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JE
Received 3 Dec 201324 Lime Tree Way Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AU
Received 29 Mar 2007Land formerly 53-58 Vale View Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7PB
Received 9 Aug 20231 Brynhyfryd Bryngarn Road Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend
Received 22 Jun 200417 Llwyn Coch Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BJ
Received 21 Oct 2010Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Aj
Received 4 Oct 20059 Brynawel Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SA
Received 5 Sept 2023Land east of Heol Cerdin Maesteg CF34 9GG
Received 31 Jul 2023Former Maesteg Washery & Coegnant Colliery site east of Maesteg and Nantyffyllon
Received 29 Sept 201715 Crescent Road, Sarn, Bridgend, CF32 9PB
Received 30 Mar 2026Land At Waterton Cross Heronston Lane Bridgend
Received 23 Dec 2009Land Between 16 & 17 High Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7AD
Received 20 Jan 2016Ysgol Bryn Castell School Llangewydd Road Bryntirion CF31 4JP
Received 21 Jul 2011Land at Howell Street Nantymoel CF32 7RE
Received 20 Feb 202042 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HQ
Received 28 Jul 2016Former Wildmill Garage Quarella Road/Heol Yr Afon Wildmill Bridgend Cf31
Received 2 Apr 2007Records 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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