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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5,316 approved · 2,235 refused · 1,110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Austin Avenue Bridgend Cf31 9Nd
Received 30 May 200781a Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5RR
Received 17 Jul 201837 Cwmfelin Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EQ
Received 25 May 201026 Abbey Road Kenfig Hill
Received 23 Nov 2004Leithen Vale 16 Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PT
Received 27 Mar 20125 St Andrews Road, Wildmill, Bridgend, CF31 1RX
Received 27 Nov 20254 Heol Croes Faen Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SW
Received 9 Sept 201520 Turberville Street, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0LP
Received 28 Apr 2025126 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NY
Received 15 Feb 201726 Hookland Road Porthcawl CF36 5SF
Received 7 Apr 2017City Farm Bettws Bridgend Cf32 8Uw
Received 1 Aug 2005Rear Richard Price Centre Bettws Road Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PF
Received 28 Dec 20113 Well Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BE
Received 11 May 2012Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Unit 2 Felindre Meadows Pencoed
Received 24 Nov 201420 Heol Aelfryn Pantyrawel Bridgend Cf32 7Ld
Received 21 Nov 200543 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EH
Received 23 May 2014Yew Tree House Hall Drive North Cornelly CF33 4HR
Received 17 Apr 2014Land Adj Wick Van Centre Waterton Lane Bridgend CF31 3YW
Received 4 Jul 2008O/S Turf & Surf 22 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BW
Received 29 May 2014White Lodge Heol Simonston Coity CF35 6BE
Received 7 Jan 2022Garage site adj to 18 Heol y Frenhines Cefn Glas CF31 4RN
Received 13 Aug 2019Rhiw Indoor Market Off Water Street Bridgend CF31 1DL
Received 6 Dec 20135 Pentre Place Kenfig Hill CF33 6NW
Received 25 Feb 2021Plot 148 Carreg Erw Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6AS
Received 30 Sept 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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