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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.
6,787 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Meadow Close Coychurch CF35 5HH
Received 4 May 2023The Jennings Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 16 May 201733 Bryntirion Hill Bridgend Cf31 4By
Received 1 Aug 2003Land at Bridgend Police Station & former Cheapside multi storey car park Cheapside Bridgend CF31 1BZ
Received 15 May 202631 Ogwy Street Nantymoel CF32 7SG
Received 23 Jul 20148 Allt Dderw Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BZ
Received 18 Jan 2019St Mary's Church Hall Nolton Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 20 Aug 200844 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BA
Received 28 Jan 2020Adidas UK Ltd Unit 24-26 Bridgend Designer Outlet Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 4 Feb 2022Frf Motors Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Rt
Received 12 May 2005Former Christie Tyler Site Abergarw Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LF
Received 13 Jan 2010119 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Eu
Received 23 Nov 200524 Coed Caer Odin Bridgend Cf31 4Tn
Received 3 Oct 2006Booking Office Royal British Legion Brynglas Terrace Pyle CF33 6AG
Received 24 Apr 2015The Clock House Old Village Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SP
Received 14 Oct 20084 Protheroe Avenue Penyfai CF31 4LU
Received 28 Nov 202211 Rest Bay Close Porthcawl CF36 3UN
Received 28 Feb 202212 Greenfield Way Nottage Porthcawl
Received 14 Dec 200650 Heol Ty Gwyn Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EU
Received 20 Aug 200823 Cwrt Yr Hen Ysgol Tondu CF32 9GE
Received 2 Dec 2016Unit 17 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BL
Received 13 Oct 20112 Hillcrest Pen-Y-Fai Bridgend CF31 4NL
Received 17 Apr 2012Land Opp. 167-175 Llangewydd Rd Laleston Bridgend Cf31 4Jt
Received 11 Aug 2004Amberwell Engineering Ltd Unit 3 Plot 120 Village Farm Ind Est Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BL
Received 25 Oct 2011Records 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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