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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.
5,271 approved · 2,214 refused · 1,105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Belvedere, Ewenny Road, Ewenny, Bridgend, CF35 5AW
Received 9 Jun 2025Land north of 28 Bedford Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BW
Received 16 Sept 202229 Westfield Crescent Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Sg
Received 31 Jan 2006Land By Caerau Clinic Duffryn Road Caerau Maesteg
Received 6 Dec 200736 Glan Y Llyn North Cornelly CF33 4EF
Received 18 Sept 201716 Turberville Street Maesteg CF34 0LP
Received 17 Apr 202326 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend CF31 3DN
Received 23 Mar 202334 Ffordd Candleston Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Du
Received 14 Feb 200731 Heol Degwm North Cornelly CF33 4AT
Received 1 Aug 20223 Austin Avenue Laleston CF32 0LG
Received 7 Sept 2020B & Q Plc Waterton Retail Park Bridgend CF31 3TN
Received 6 Oct 2008Land Off Tondu Road Bridgend
Received 15 Dec 20066 Heather Close Sarn Bridgend CF32 9SD
Received 8 Jun 20097 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yn
Received 3 Nov 2006Flat 3 Brogden Building Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 21 Sept 201251 Heol Maes Yr Haf Pencoed Bridgend
Received 13 May 2005Land at Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend CF31 3YW
Received 30 Jun 20173 Restway Gardens Bridgend CF31 4HY
Received 28 May 2019Common Land At Pen-Y-Cae Lane Pen-Y-Cae Bridgend Cf32 9Sn
Received 28 Feb 2007Kenfig Industrial Estate (N.P.T.) Near Pyle Bridgend
Received 22 May 2008Land Adjacent 2 Chapel Street Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LD
Received 24 Apr 201423 Picton Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EF
Received 28 Nov 2007Unit C Dunraven Business Park Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 10 Jul 2017Barn 2 City Farm Bettws Bridgend
Received 17 Aug 2010Records 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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