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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5,316 approved · 2,235 refused · 1,110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Bryn Y Cae Nursing Home, Cae Bracla, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2HF
Received 23 Jun 2025Porthcawl Hotel John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 5 Jan 2026Glynllan Barns Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Eh
Received 1 Jun 20079 Llangeinor Terrace Lewistown CF32 7LS
Received 19 Oct 2015Millfields Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EH
Received 2 Aug 2011151 Bridgend Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0NE
Received 23 Apr 2014Griffin Park off Eastern Promenade Porthcawl
Received 7 Oct 2022Unit 1 12-14 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EJ
Received 9 Jul 2015Gwalia House Duffryn Road Maesteg CF34 0SS
Received 23 May 201610 Penylan Avenue Porthcawl Cf36 3Ll
Received 19 Jun 20066 Maes Glas Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0AL
Received 8 Aug 2018Roundabout At Exit From Kent Road & At York Road/Cowbridge Road Junction
Received 6 Aug 200424 The Chase Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JH
Received 22 Oct 200793 Clos Yr Eryr, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6HF
Received 24 Feb 2025Side Garden Of 13 Highfield Place Sarn CF32 9RR
Received 24 Feb 201617 Riverside Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9DA
Received 18 Mar 2011Land Off Ffordd Yr Eglwys Plots 1 & 2 North Cornelly Bridgend
Received 17 Aug 2004Afon Y Felin Primary School Heol Y Parc North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PA
Received 26 Aug 2010Brynawel Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Pa
Received 11 Jul 200633 Ffordd Y Groes Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Eq
Received 24 Oct 200545 Lewis Place Porthcawl CF36 3EG
Received 1 Dec 2020The Coppings Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YR
Received 25 Oct 201734 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GF
Received 26 Jun 200911 High Street Maesteg CF34 0AS
Received 14 Apr 2009Records 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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