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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5,816 approved · 2,382 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
20 Austin Avenue Bridgend CF31 1ND
Received 8 Feb 20082 Heol Glyndwr Brackla CF31 2EB
Received 8 Jan 2020Unit C95 Coegnant Close Brackla Industrial Estate Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ay
Received 4 May 200657 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6BU
Received 14 Aug 2013Ford Motor Company Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PJ
Received 9 Apr 201519C Tonna Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RY
Received 22 Oct 200986 Fulmar Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PW
Received 29 Dec 2008Land At Highfield Place Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Rn
Received 25 Aug 2005Westholm 32 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NR
Received 12 Sept 202429 Litchard Park Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PF
Received 4 Aug 20263 Chantal Avenue Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Nn
Received 6 Sept 2005St Clares Convent Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Nr
Received 13 Jul 20041 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3HG
Received 22 Mar 200725 Lon Y Parc Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0YE
Received 26 Nov 200714 Heol-Y-Parc, Evanstown, Gilfach Goch, CF39 8RH
Received 9 Jun 2025Plot 24 Abergarw Meadow Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 18 Mar 2024Plot 2, Swn Yr Afon Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Aj
Received 26 Jul 200525 Bridge Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Al
Received 13 Feb 2007Land At Old Station Road Porthcawl CF36 5TL
Received 9 Dec 20133 Old Stone Bridge Bridgend CF31 1JH
Received 14 May 2018Bryngwenith Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Nt
Received 15 Dec 200641 Station Road Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Tf
Received 24 Sept 200724 Pant Poeth Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BD
Received 18 Feb 2010Land R/O Jubilee Gardens Pyle Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5TB
Received 31 Jan 2012Records 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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