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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.
6,191 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Vetz Snooker Club Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DE
Received 9 Sept 20161 St Theodores Way, Brynmenyn Ind. Est., Brynmenyn, Bridgend Cf32 9Tz
Received 16 Dec 200316 St Marys Crescent Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Ux
Received 23 Jan 200620 Long Acre Brackla Bridgend CF31 2DD
Received 17 Apr 201226 Clos Y Cudyll Coch Broadlands CF31 5FW
Received 24 Jun 2024The Brentwood Hotel 37-41 Mary Street Porthcawl CF36 3YN
Received 7 Apr 2022Land adjacent to 8 Sunnyside Ogmore Vale CF32 7AW
Received 9 Oct 2020Cabo Roche Five Bells Road Bridgend CF31 3HW
Received 25 Jan 2008Ty'r Ardd Day Centre Sunnyside Bridgend
Received 29 Jul 201045 Bryn Llidiard Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Qn
Received 11 Jul 200756 Minffrwd Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SD
Received 30 Aug 2022West End Bungalow Old Village Lane Porthcawl CF36 3SP
Received 19 Jan 20241 Hendre Gardens Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PQ
Received 26 Mar 20123 Min yr Awel Penyfai CF31 4GJ
Received 5 Jun 20181A The Precint Rowan Drive Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 16 Nov 2005103 Bishopswood Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LZ
Received 5 Oct 200915 Coronation Road Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9TA
Received 10 Aug 201817 Jubilee Road Bridgend CF31 3BA
Received 17 Oct 2018Tusker View Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0EY
Received 9 Jul 2013Land rear of 23 Bedford Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BW
Received 29 Jul 20226 Stratford Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LG
Received 7 Aug 202045B John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 15 Aug 20164 Cambray Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PY
Received 9 Jan 2008Spar Stores 109 Oxford Street Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8DE
Received 26 Mar 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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