Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
5,280 approved · 2,216 refused · 1,107 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cross Inn Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LB
Received 16 Feb 20212 Old Church Gardens Main Road Coychurch CF35 5TB
Received 9 Sept 2022Abergarw Farm New Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LL
Received 20 Oct 201517 Suffolk Place Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Ds
Received 29 Jul 20053 The Paddock Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6HJ
Received 13 May 20131 Heol y Nant Maesteg CF34 0NX
Received 4 Mar 202115 Ogmore Drive Porthcawl CF36 3HR
Received 26 Aug 20167 Nottage Mead Porthcawl CF36 3SA
Received 17 Sept 2021Land at 49 Albany Road Pontycymer CF32 8HE
Received 9 Feb 20181 Gerddi'r Briallu Coity CF35 6FR
Received 5 Apr 20235 Fountain Cottages Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 0EN
Received 5 Jun 200964 Beach Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 3 Apr 2017Westfield House West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 24 Jul 200847 Woodland Avenue Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Uw
Received 26 Jul 2004Woodland Cottage Piggery Lane Llangynwyd CF34 9RU
Received 7 May 2024Croesty Farm Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Ba
Received 9 Jun 2006Grass verge to south of 96 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BQ
Received 6 Jan 20234 Hawkhurst Court Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Nu
Received 25 Oct 200645 Austin Avenue Porthcawl Cf36 5Rs
Received 21 Jul 2006Land at Howell Street Nantymoel CF32 7RE
Received 5 May 20177 Pentwyn Road Pencoed Cf35 6Sb
Received 23 Aug 200616 Abergarw Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LF
Received 18 Apr 20084 Pit Street Garth Maesteg Cf34 0Nf
Received 8 Oct 2004Land Adj. 14 Ty Draw Road North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Al
Received 13 Sept 2004Records 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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