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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5,816 approved · 2,382 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Hookland Road Newton Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5SE
Received 20 Mar 20088 The Whimbrels Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3TR
Received 8 Jul 200969 Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3ER
Received 9 Jun 2016North Cornelly Surgery Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4LD
Received 14 Jun 201850A Wigan Terrace Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yg
Received 4 Jul 2005Land at Moor Lane Porthcawl CF36 3EJ
Received 6 Dec 20194 Albany Road Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8HE
Received 24 Jan 20244 Park View Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4EL
Received 3 Aug 202241 Ynysteg Tondu Bridgend CF32 9EU
Received 11 Jan 2013Plot To The Rear Of Cae Rhyd Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PT
Received 21 Apr 2015Mynydd Cynffig Junior School Pwllygath Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6ET
Received 15 Nov 202495 Oaklands Road Bridgend Cf31 4Sj
Received 12 May 200513 Georgian Way Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ex
Received 28 Jun 200740 High Street Pontycymer CF32 8HY
Received 16 Jul 202440 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend CF31 3DN
Received 24 Jan 201933 Blaengarw Road Blaengarw Bridgend Cf32 8Aw
Received 19 Jun 2006Plot 3 N.East Side Abergarw Farm New Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LL
Received 26 Aug 201436 Fulmar Road, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UL
Received 26 Mar 2025Land Adj. 1 Erw Wen North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Bw
Received 29 Jun 200547 St Marie Street Bridgend Cf31 3Ee
Received 26 Jul 2007Brodawel Laleston CF32 0NR
Received 19 Dec 20184 Victoria Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Er
Received 11 May 2004Bryn Seion Chapel Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend
Received 9 Apr 201416 Austin Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5SN
Received 11 Jul 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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