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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.
6,249 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
2 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 17 Oct 2007Land Adjacent To 1 Llys-Y-Fran Bridgend Cf31 4Tu
Received 14 Jun 2006Land Adj 3 Ty Bryn Terrace Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PT
Received 11 Jun 2013Leamington Cottage 5 The Brickyard Porthcawl CF36 5PP
Received 9 Jun 2017Porthcawl Comp. School Park Avenue Porthcawl Cf36 3Es
Received 26 Jul 200425 Bryn Henfaes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EW
Received 13 Apr 201521 Springfield Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3LB
Received 9 Mar 2021Gilfach Orfydd Woodland Ogmore Valley Bridgend
Received 19 Nov 200743 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend
Received 2 Mar 2004Old School House Heol Yr Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 2 Aug 2011Bridgend College Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Df
Received 15 Nov 200412 Clos Cae Ffynnon North Cornelly CF33 4HX
Received 20 Jun 202411 Llys Ceirios Coity CF35 6QB
Received 9 Jun 2020Woodgreen Park Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 0EW
Received 31 Jul 2008Plot 3C Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 10 Dec 20123 Park View Bryntirion CF31 4EL
Received 3 May 202395 Robins Hill Brackla CF31 2PJ
Received 16 Aug 2023Lidl Uk Gmbh, Bridgend Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 18 Sept 201222 Springfield Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3LB
Received 5 Oct 2017Plot Adj To 55 Brynmenyn Ind Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend
Received 29 Jun 200929 Gwaun Coed Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Hs
Received 13 Oct 2004Land adjacent to 34 Newbridge Gardens Bridgend CF31 3PB
Received 22 Apr 2022Victoria Inn 7 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 9 Jul 2010Land Adj The Fold 12 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 31 Mar 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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