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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5,816 approved · 2,382 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
6 Penylan Close Porthcawl CF36 3LF
Received 22 Nov 2019Land Adjacent Coity By Pass Brackla Bridgend
Received 23 Dec 201417 Alma Road Maesteg CF34 9AN
Received 30 Nov 201748 Banc Yr Allt Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4RH
Received 17 Aug 2011Newton Court 13 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PF
Received 6 Aug 2010129 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg CF34 0PD
Received 3 Aug 201511 Heol-Y-Graig Porthcawl CF36 5PB
Received 20 Mar 2014Co-Op Travel Store 5 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BT
Received 22 Sept 2008Plot G2, Princes Way, Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Aq
Received 13 Apr 200530 Duffyn Oaks Drive Pencoed CF35 6LZ
Received 3 Jun 20192 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 18 Jul 201919 Parcau Road Bridgend CF31 4TA
Received 9 Nov 201030 Honeysuckle Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NT
Received 6 Apr 2011Colebrid Plant Limited Abergarw Service Station Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Ll
Received 4 Feb 200511 Highland Court Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9US
Received 4 Apr 2008Great House High Street Laleston CF32 0HP
Received 10 Dec 2008Spar 14 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HP
Received 28 Aug 201221 Station Terrace, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, CF34 0HR
Received 14 May 2026Ronnies Commercials site Clos yr Orsaf Porthcawl CF36 5TH
Received 23 Oct 201928A Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Received 17 Feb 2014Former Countrywide Store South Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3PT
Received 16 Jan 202034 Coegnant Road Maesteg CF34 0TW
Received 8 Aug 2011Land at Hendir Uchaf Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed CF35 6NS
Received 9 Feb 2026Old Nursery Simonston Road Coity Bridgend CF35 6BE
Received 3 Oct 2024Records 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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