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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.
6,723 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Abergarw Meadow Abergarw CF32 8YG
Received 24 Sept 202176 Victoria Street Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Yw
Received 30 Aug 20055 St Clares Court Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5DS
Received 21 Mar 202422 Greenfield Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SR
Received 20 Jun 2007Land at Central Cottage Bankers Hill Cefn Cribwr CF32 0DA
Received 10 Jul 2023Ty Per-Llan Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HN
Received 25 Apr 201259 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AE
Received 1 Oct 201024 Westfield Crescent Porthcawl CF36 3SG
Received 24 Apr 2023Bay Tree Cottage 1 West End Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3NE
Received 13 Jul 2021Land Adj 18 Allt Dderw Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BZ
Received 16 Apr 2008Land Adj A48 By Pass Road Bridgend Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 23 Sept 20101-2 Church Street Maesteg CF34 9AA
Received 3 Feb 2017212 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Bh
Received 30 Jun 2006Stormy West Landfill Site Stormy Down
Received 24 Sept 2015Gwar Y Coed Pant Y Pwllau Coity CF35 6BP
Received 5 Jun 2018Spar Stores 66 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3BD
Received 25 Jul 201420 Pant Hendre Parc Celyn Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ln
Received 6 Mar 200652 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 27 Feb 202032-34 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JB
Received 20 Jun 20083 Moriah Place Kenfig Hill CF33 6DW
Received 26 Jul 2021Land east of Bryn Eglur House Pwll Carn Terrace Blaengarw CF32 8AS
Received 29 Nov 201810 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5ET
Received 7 Jan 2014Rhandirmwyn Bettws Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HY
Received 8 Mar 2023Land At 110 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend
Received 14 Sept 2006Records 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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