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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.
5,220 approved · 2,208 refused · 1,104 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Melton Drive Bridgend CF31 3ET
Received 9 May 2016Ty Talwyn Farm Ffordd Y Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BP
Received 28 Feb 2013Pencoed Tennis Courts Felindre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PB
Received 9 Feb 2010Ogmore Comprehensive Heol Llan Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9NA
Received 10 May 2011Maesteg Hand Car Wash, Bridgend Road, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0AX
Received 5 Nov 2025Land At Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 17 Jan 201113 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 11 Apr 2011Bridgend College Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Df
Received 15 Nov 200496 Merlin Crescent Bridgend CF31 4QW
Received 6 Feb 2017River Row House Bryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LA
Received 17 Jun 202021 High Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0BS
Received 24 Oct 201639 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 1 Dec 201088 & 89 Bridgend Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0NA
Received 14 May 2009Coity Wallia Common Abutting B4280 Bridgend
Received 22 Oct 200710 Iestyn Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SQ
Received 20 Mar 2012Crud Yr Awel Coychurch Bridgend CF36 5EL
Received 3 May 2011Land West Of Abercerdin Primary School Evanstown Gilfach Goch Bridgend Cf39 8Rs
Received 1 Feb 2007Land West Of Heol Tredwr Waterton Bridgend Cf31 3Aj
Received 22 Dec 200687 Merthyrmawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 7 Jun 2012Land At Rear Of The Cherries Mawdlam Bridgend Cf33 4Ph
Received 22 Feb 2007137 Hazeldene Avenue Brackla CF31 2JR
Received 3 Mar 2021Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc Bank Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SB
Received 12 Mar 2013Mobile Plant
Received 12 Oct 200452 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 25 Jun 2025Records 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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