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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.
6,347 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bridge House Bryn Terrace Llety Brongu Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 0EA
Received 20 Feb 200712 Heol Cambrensis Pyle Bridgend CF33 6JA
Received 4 Mar 201328 Woodstock Gardens Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6ST
Received 7 Jul 2010Gadlys Villa Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LB
Received 15 Aug 2014222 Bridgend Road Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Ng
Received 26 Jan 2004Bridgend Tennis Club Church Road Off Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NN
Received 18 Mar 2014Andmar House, Trews Field Industrial Estate, Bridgend, CF31 4LH
Received 6 Dec 2024Plot 9 Abergarw Farm site Abergarw CF32 8YG
Received 14 Jul 2021Land off All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BX
Received 6 Oct 2017Pentre Beili Farm Lewistown CF32 7LT
Received 19 May 2016Llangewydd Farm Buildings Llangewydd Bridgend CF32 0ET
Received 11 Jun 2013Land opposite 65 Bethania Street (south of Scout Hall) Maesteg CF34 9ET
Received 9 Mar 2022133 Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3BD
Received 13 Dec 2012Felin Newydd Farm House New Mill Bridgend Cf35 6Dw
Received 29 Mar 2005Pen Y Bryn 77 Heol West Plas Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Ba
Received 5 Jan 20048 Milton Drive Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QE
Received 15 Mar 2013Mar Vehicle Solutions opposite Coychurch Pavillion Coychurch CF35 5NS
Received 5 Jan 2023Bcbc Civic Offices Basement Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4WB
Received 31 Jan 2014Neuadd Domos Farmhouse Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Sd
Received 18 Apr 2007Land west of Maesteg Road Tondu
Received 6 Dec 2019Plots 33, 52, 53, 54 & 55 Duffryn Oaks Hendre Road Pencoed
Received 2 Dec 201630 Tynton Road Bridgend CF31 4JF
Received 14 Jul 2009Land west of Forge Travel, Forge Industrial Estate, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, CF34 0AH
Received 28 Mar 202569 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3EY
Received 22 Aug 2007Records 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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