Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,878 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Heol Pandy Llangeinor Bridgend
Received 10 Dec 200433 Well Street Laleston CF32 0LF
Received 25 Jul 2017Plot 32 Duffryn Oaks Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LZ
Received 23 Nov 20094 Ton View Kenfig Hill CF33 6EX
Received 30 Nov 202011A Nolton Street Bridgend Cf31 1Bx
Received 1 Dec 2003Glenwood Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5LP
Received 14 Jan 20207 Ramsey Close Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 9 Jun 2004Glynllan Barns Blackmill Bridgend
Received 29 May 20083 Uxilla Terrace Bridgend CF31 3BB
Received 16 Apr 2010Land Between Parc Derwen And Litchard Community Centre Bridgend Northern Distributor Road Bridgend
Received 12 Feb 2009Manor Farm, The Barns Bridgend Road Porthcawl CF36 5SP
Received 12 Jun 202060 Pen Y Mynydd Bettws CF32 8SB
Received 3 Aug 202139 Pyle Inn Way Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LP
Received 23 Mar 2012Unit D12 David Street Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SA
Received 20 Jul 202091 Heol West Plas Coity Bridgend CF35 6BH
Received 11 Sept 2008Ballas Farm Heol Y Sheet Stormy Down Pyle Bridgend CF33 4RY
Received 4 Feb 20101 The Square Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Np
Received 3 Mar 200531 Maesteg Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LD
Received 3 Dec 2010Land Adjoining 22 Sycamore Close Litchard CF31 1QS
Received 20 May 201519 West Road Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sn
Received 30 Jun 200515 St Patrick's Drive Wildmill Bridgend CF31 1RP
Received 2 Aug 2007Land adjacent to 23 Heol Pant Yr Awel Pantyrawel CF32 7LA
Received 18 May 20233 Smith Street Maesteg Cf34 9Dy
Received 2 Jan 2004Unit 3 Bridgend Retail Park Cowbridge Road Bridgend
Received 16 Sept 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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