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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.
6,860 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13 Glan-Y-Nant Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Tg
Received 2 Oct 2003Cadair Fach Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NP
Received 15 Mar 201061 Dan Y Bryn Evanstown Gilfach Goch CF39 8RF
Received 27 Jul 20091 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GF
Received 20 Aug 2013Units 17, 18 & 37 Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle Cf33 6Bz
Received 16 Jan 2006Hendre Post Farm A4061 Cefn Carfan Road to Danycoed Access Blackmill CF35 6DP
Received 14 Sept 2020Maes Yr Haul Heol-Yr-Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 3 Dec 2024Plot 3 St Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 9 May 2022Land At Heronston Lane/By Pass Rd Bridgend
Received 6 Aug 20109 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JF
Received 10 Aug 201642 Parkfields Penyfai CF31 4NQ
Received 17 Jul 202315 Maes Y Crug Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DD
Received 22 Mar 201637 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 1 Aug 2012Heol Y Cyw R F C R/O 37 High Street Heol Y Cyw Bridgend Cf35 6Hr
Received 16 Feb 2007Plot 22 Abergarw Meadow (2 Abergarw Meadow) Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 17 Dec 201812 Castle Meadows Coity Bridgend CF35 6DA
Received 10 May 20223 Min-Yr-Awel, Pen-Y-Fai, Bridgend, CF31 4GJ
Received 16 Mar 20262 Rowan Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TS
Received 22 Jul 2024Sunnyside House Sunnyside Road Bridgend CF31 4AH
Received 16 Jun 2021106 Llwydarth Road Maesteg CF34 9EU
Received 9 Jul 2021Leyshon Flint & Sons Bridgend Road Penyfai CF31 4LL
Received 8 Aug 2019Land Rear Of The Cherries Maudlam Bridgend Cf33 4Ph
Received 20 Jun 2007The Cross Inn Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LB
Received 13 Oct 2020St Mary Magdalene Church Heol Las Mawdlam Bridgend
Received 9 Nov 2010Records 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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