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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.
5,816 approved · 2,382 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
137 Heol Ty Gwyn Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0At
Received 17 Aug 2005Piccolo Bar (No.1 Kiosk) Promenade Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YW
Received 21 Jun 20103 Cosy Corner, The Harbour, Porthcawl, CF36 3XD
Received 17 Feb 20261 Meadow Street North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4LL
Received 5 Sept 2014115 West Park Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RN
Received 27 Nov 20094 Heol-Yr-Enfys Bridgend CF31 4UQ
Received 2 Jul 2013Queens Road (North) Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3UT
Received 13 May 2011Revolution 16 Canolfan Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ll
Received 1 Oct 20079 Bryn Cottages Pontyrhyl CF32 8PX
Received 30 May 201724 Davis Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Jj
Received 26 Mar 200726 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Eu
Received 2 May 200614 Greenfield Way Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3SH
Received 30 Jan 2019274 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PL
Received 21 Dec 201227 Heol Stradling, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6AN
Received 18 Aug 202531 Wellfield Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5TP
Received 1 Jun 202244 Heol Glannant Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SP
Received 17 Mar 200821 Summerfield Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PB
Received 19 Apr 2012Land fronting Junction 35 of M4 Pencoed CF35 5HY
Received 4 Jul 20185 The Glen Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Lx
Received 13 Jan 20046 Parc Rhosyn Maesteg CF34 9GX
Received 3 Dec 2018139 Yr-Ysfa Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BE
Received 9 Nov 2015Maesteg Welfare Park rear of Neath Road Maesteg
Received 22 Feb 2019Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 9 Apr 2019Pontycymmer Bowls Club Park Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HD
Received 22 Dec 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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