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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.
5,250 approved · 2,214 refused · 1,105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Foel Fawr Maesteg Bridgend
Received 21 Feb 2014Land Off Betws Road Betws Bridgend
Received 21 Mar 2005Bridgend Railway Station Station Hill Bridgend CF31 1BN
Received 26 Jun 20131 Glanogwr Court Church Road Bridgend CF31 3AZ
Received 1 Sept 201675 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla CF31 2QG
Received 18 Jan 2021Stables To R/O Ty'r Isha Inn Penycae Bridgend Cf32 9Sn
Received 8 Dec 200455 Darren View Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Sg
Received 13 Nov 200624 Hollyhock Drive Brackla CF31 2NS
Received 21 Jul 2020137 Ffordd Y Parc Litchard Bridgend CF31 1RA
Received 27 Jun 2012Rear of 34 St Johns Drive Porthcawl CF36 5PW
Received 30 Sept 20218 Rowan Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TS
Received 1 Oct 2012Rear Of Open Air Section Rhiw Car Park Off Nolton Street Bridgend
Received 18 Jan 2010Former Budlepack Factory Ewenny Road Maesteg CF34 9TP
Received 30 Jul 201228 Poplar Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5LG
Received 5 Aug 202123 Heol Onnen North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DT
Received 20 Jan 201153 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HY
Received 6 Jan 2020Bcbc Recreation Centre Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4AH
Received 5 Mar 2013Land Rear 37 Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4PG
Received 30 May 20078 Heol Yr Orsaf Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Er
Received 12 May 2006Land at Owen G Motors site Dunraven Business Park Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 5 Feb 2019Verge adjacent to roundabout between A48 & B4622 and adj to Bryntirion Hill Broadlands Bridgend
Received 19 Apr 201780 Pant Morfa Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EN
Received 31 Mar 2008Nantymoel Boys and Girls Club & Community Centre Waun Wen Terrace Nantymoel CF32 7ND
Received 6 Nov 2019McArthur Glen Designer Outlet The Derwen Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 1 Feb 2018Records 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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