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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.
5,316 approved · 2,235 refused · 1,110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hedd-Le Penyfai Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LS
Received 31 Jul 2009Land off Coegnant Road Maesteg CF34 0HU
Received 17 Jul 2019Plot 1, Land Adj. 14 Garreg Road, Pontycymmer, Bridgend Cf32 8El
Received 15 Jun 2005Unit 17A Millers Avenue Brynmenyn Ind. Estate Bridgend CF32 9TD
Received 19 Feb 201696 Suffolk Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3ED
Received 27 Jan 20129 Lletai Avenue Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pw
Received 19 May 200420 Pen Y Bryn West House Bridgend Cf31 4Dw
Received 1 Aug 2005The Orchard Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EH
Received 12 May 201730 Gregory Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RF
Received 8 Jun 201289 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg CF34 9DQ
Received 16 Sept 2021Spectrum Technologies Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3RT
Received 20 Mar 20096 Y Llest Penyfai CF31 4NA
Received 20 Feb 2018Maendy Farm Lakeside Farm Park Access Evanstown CF35 6EN
Received 18 Nov 2015West End Bungalow Old Village Lane Porthcawl CF36 3SP
Received 24 Feb 20238 Canolfan Brackla CF31 2LL
Received 21 Jul 201531 Taliesin Close Pencoed CF35 6JR
Received 6 Sept 2021The Rock Inn 98 John Street Porthcawl Cf36 3Dt
Received 12 Jun 2007Llangewydd Farm Buildings Llangewydd Bridgend CF32 0ET
Received 17 May 20191 Dan Y Deri Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BG
Received 16 Mar 20125 Pen Llwyn Broadlands CF31 5AZ
Received 15 Feb 20241 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 3 Aug 20212-4 The Square Pencoed CF35 5NP
Received 20 Aug 201561 Acland Road Bridgend CF31 1TF
Received 18 Dec 20231 Caroline Avenue North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LF
Received 6 Nov 2013Records 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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