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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.
5,188 approved · 2,196 refused · 1,104 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Cwmrisca Farm Cwmrisca Tondu CF32 0EH
Received 5 Jun 202410a Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HL
Received 3 Nov 2021Well House Farm 24 Ystrad Waun Pencoed CF35 6PW
Received 6 Mar 2020Lorelei Hotel 36-38 Esplanade Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3YU
Received 18 Nov 202420-20a Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 19 Dec 20161 Heol Y Derw Evanstown Bridgend CF39 8RW
Received 13 Jul 20159 & 11 Oxford Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Dd
Received 17 Nov 200530 Dale View Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 ODE
Received 3 Aug 200775 Oxford Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Dd
Received 28 Dec 200556 Heol Llansantffraid Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Nh
Received 26 Sept 2006Car Park Opp Station Hill Garage Station Hill Porthcawl Cf36 5Dl
Received 24 Oct 2006Hafod y Bryn 2 Heol yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 2 Oct 202024 Green Meadow Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0BJ
Received 6 Apr 201613 Westbourne Court Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Hn
Received 11 Jul 200522 Crossfield Avenue Porthcawl
Received 2 May 20066 Primrose Close Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Bs
Received 23 Apr 200714 Vale View Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Bu
Received 30 Nov 20051 Sandy Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BW
Received 19 Jul 2011Site 4, Llys Coed, Broadlands Estate, Bridgend Cf31 5Ds
Received 25 May 20053 Bron Hafod Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DL
Received 13 Dec 2010Tynewydd Farm Spion Kop, Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Bt
Received 4 Nov 2005Kenfig Hill R.F.C. Central Athletic Ground Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6BU
Received 25 Jun 201011 Bedw Arian Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4TP
Received 5 Nov 20109 Heol Croes Faen Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SW
Received 9 Aug 2023Records 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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