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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5,316 approved · 2,235 refused · 1,110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
85 Woodland Avenue Pencoed CF35 6UW
Received 1 Nov 202328 Orchard Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RA
Received 27 Oct 2010Land South Of Sunnyside Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Aw
Received 25 Apr 20051 Cambray Close Porthcawl CF36 3PY
Received 2 Apr 201948 Ogmore Drive Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Hr
Received 13 Dec 2004Newton Down Stormy Lane Porthcawl CF32 0NE
Received 9 Mar 2017Unit 2 The Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YE
Received 18 May 2006First and second floor 41 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 9 Apr 2021Manor Farm Cottage Barn Tyn y Caeau Lane Porthcawl CF36 5SP
Received 16 May 2019Plot 66 The Grove, Castle Heights Parc Dderwen Coity CF35 6HB
Received 3 Feb 201618 Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LY
Received 13 Sept 2017Land Adjoining The Paddocks Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Hl
Received 26 Sept 2006Telecom Mast, J Davey Builders Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NW
Received 10 Jan 201485 Ystrad Fawr, Bridgend, CF31 4HW
Received 29 May 2026Land west of Heol Ty Maen Cefn Glas CF31 4QF
Received 18 Apr 20187 Acacia Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5BJ
Received 29 Jul 2021Garden Cottage Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 11 Sept 200766 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DF
Received 21 Jul 2011Land adjacent to 33A Woodlands Park Kenfig Hill CF33 6DY
Received 1 Mar 2023Oakwood Derllwyn Road Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Dg
Received 1 Dec 2005Garages to rear of 67 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AY
Received 31 May 201717 Burns Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Py
Received 21 Jun 2006Dunraven Hotel 3 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YW
Received 3 Oct 2012Vacant Plot Federation Lane Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8LQ
Received 28 Dec 2011Records 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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