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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.
5,232 approved · 2,209 refused · 1,104 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Argos Unit 2 Waterton Retail Park Waterton Cross Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 17 Feb 2010The Willows 1 Meadow View Blackmill CF35 6EY
Received 5 Oct 2018137 Mill View Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 1 Aug 2013Woodland Rear Of 61+62 Heol Ty Maen Bridgend
Received 26 Oct 200461 Fox Hollows, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2NH
Received 2 Jun 2026Auto Solutions Maesteg Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BT
Received 28 Oct 201371 Jubilee Crescent Bridgend CF31 3AY
Received 28 May 201520 Ffordd Yr Afon Llangewydd Court Bridgend Cf31 4Ub
Received 29 Jun 200523 Newbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 3PB
Received 8 Feb 2019Land Adj 38 Minffrwd Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SD
Received 26 Jan 2015Just Learning Nursery Gentle Way Bridgend CF31 5EX
Received 9 Jan 2014Pencoed Social Club Ltd, 37 Hendre Road, Pencoed
Received 22 Feb 202131 Glan Y Nant Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Tg
Received 24 Jul 200748 Ffordd Haearn Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BF
Received 29 Mar 2007Wardens House Llys Cynffig Ffordd y Mynach Pyle CF33 6HW
Received 24 Oct 2017The Old Vicarage Dimbath Lane Glynogwr Blackmill CF35 6EL
Received 8 Jul 2022Land At Griffiths Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0YB
Received 7 Sept 2007Perrington Bungalow Pant Hirwaun Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Uj
Received 21 May 200433 Hillcrest Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NL
Received 10 Oct 20121 The Whimbrels Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3TR
Received 30 Oct 2013Land rear of Percy House 18 Lias Road Porthcawl CF36 3AG
Received 8 Jun 2020Orchard House Penyfai Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AA
Received 20 Dec 20222 Heronstone Park Hernston Lane Bridgend CF31 3BZ
Received 2 Nov 2012Windrush Heol Las Mawdlam Ton Kenfig CF33 4PT
Received 24 Aug 2016Records 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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