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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.
6,756 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
89 Turberville Street Maesteg Cf34 0Lu
Received 23 Mar 20042 Pen Y Bryn Cottages Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0RF
Received 29 Jul 2009Mcdonalds Restaurant Bridgend Retail Park Waterton Bridgend Cf31 3Xx
Received 17 Nov 2004Thornleigill Curwen Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4BP
Received 7 Apr 20226 Great Western Ave Bridgend Cf31 1Nn
Received 12 Jul 2004167 Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Pp
Received 6 Nov 200330 Esplanade Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3YU
Received 12 Oct 2016K2 Gym, Main Avenue, Brackla Industrial Estate, Bridgend
Received 10 Aug 2015Hibernian Club 13 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Cf34 9Eu
Received 19 Oct 2006Kenfig Hill Rugby Football Club Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6BU
Received 20 Dec 2024Part Of Gelli Feddgaer Woodland Near Blackmill
Received 22 Jan 2016Land Adjacent Wood Street & Garn Road Maesteg
Received 6 Oct 200321 Heol y Sheet North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4EU
Received 27 Apr 202221 Moriah Place, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6DW
Received 14 Nov 20249 Wernlys Road Penyfai CF31 4NS
Received 21 Aug 202039 Church View Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HF
Received 27 Apr 200723 Green Meadow, Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend, CF32 0BJ
Received 29 Feb 2024Peter Alan Ltd 22 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 14 Apr 201485 Neath Road Maesteg Cf34 9Pl
Received 8 Dec 200350 Cwmfelin Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EJ
Received 14 Jul 2014Unit 1 Former Stormy Down Airfield Stormy Down Bridgend
Received 12 Aug 20081 Pant Y Fedwen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DE
Received 4 Apr 2013Land At Tynewydd Farm Bettws Bridgend CF32 8TJ
Received 22 Jul 2011Pencoed Technology Park Felindre Road Pencoed Bridgend
Received 3 Apr 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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