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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.
6,807 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
42 Heol Y Mynydd Bryncethin CF32 9UH
Received 24 Aug 20169 Heol Yr Eglwys Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Jp
Received 15 Apr 200454 West Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Sn
Received 18 Apr 2006Former Presbyterian Chapel Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5RA
Received 13 Dec 2020Coach House Coed Parc Park Street Bridgend CF31 4HE
Received 11 Feb 2025Barn at Manor Farm Cottage Bridgend Road Porthcawl CF36 5SP
Received 10 Jul 2017Chapel Barns Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LS
Received 12 Nov 2019Cae Court 12 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 6 Jun 201130 Llangewydd Road Bryntirion CF31 4JW
Received 13 Feb 202336 Pen Y Mynydd Bettws CF32 8SB
Received 23 Oct 201534 Ffordd Haearn Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BF
Received 17 Oct 2007Glandderw House 20 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BG
Received 24 Jul 202327 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Dl
Received 26 Aug 2005Plot 9 Duffryn Oaks Pencoed Bridgend
Received 2 Sept 200444 Eustace Drive Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9PJ
Received 8 Apr 2011The Pied Piper Public House Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Ry
Received 6 May 200461 Woodland Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5HW
Received 28 Dec 20169 Heol Bryncwtyn Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Px
Received 16 Jul 2004Former Church Hall Church Terrace Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8BD
Received 14 May 2014Ty Talbot Barn Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Tf
Received 15 Jul 200544 Dol Nant Dderwen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AA
Received 9 Feb 201646 Redland Close Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Yu
Received 31 Jan 20052 Fairview Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Lp
Received 22 Jul 200575-77 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5DH
Received 10 Dec 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.
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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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