Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,520 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
1 Bryn Amlwg North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Dj
Received 29 Jul 200413 Waun Bant Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6DE
Received 18 Jul 2023Cartref Residential Home, 284 New Road, Porthcawl Cf36 5Pl
Received 21 Feb 2005Garden of 23 Canberra Road Bridgend CF31 1HH
Received 22 Sept 20171 North Avenue Kenfig Hill CF33 6ND
Received 10 Sept 202024 Garfield Avenue Bridgend CF31 1QA
Received 24 Apr 2007Brynogwy House Osborne Terrace Nant-y-moel CF32 7NP
Received 22 May 2024Bcbc Depot Waterton Bridgend
Received 28 Aug 2003Greenfield Bungalow Woodland Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5HR
Received 11 May 20156 Court Terrace Cwm Foes Cefn Cribwr Bridgend Cf32 0By
Received 20 Apr 2006Prince Of Wales Public House Ton Kenfig Bridgend Cf33 4Pr
Received 25 Jul 2006Former Barn At Llanmihangel Farm Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Rl
Received 14 Sept 2006Former Swimming Pool Llangeinor Fields Llangeinor CF32 8PG
Received 18 Apr 2016Bron Y Deri Pant Hirwaun Bryncethin CF32 9UJ
Received 3 Jul 201523 Heol Persondy Bettws CF32 8TH
Received 17 Oct 201997 St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 2 Mar 200428 Llys Briallen Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BG
Received 18 May 2007Site C Castle View Bridgend Cf31 1Hl
Received 30 Jun 200633 Maerdy Park, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5HX
Received 17 Apr 202516 Bracken Way Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Yq
Received 23 Mar 2005Yard Rear Of St Michaels Road Morris Street Maesteg
Received 8 Oct 200326 Wyndham Street Wyndham Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 18 Jun 20042 Priory Close Bridgend CF31 3LN
Received 9 May 200866 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend CF31 1DF
Received 8 Jul 2008Records 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage