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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.
6,906 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
56-58 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Af
Received 5 Jun 20078 Badgers Mead Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pz
Received 26 Jan 200724 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BW
Received 22 Oct 2012Former Abercerdin School Evanstown Gilfach Goch
Received 18 Aug 20051 Greenacre Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JB
Received 20 Jun 20086 Station Road Pontrhydycyff Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Tf
Received 30 Jan 20073 Clos Pen Llwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FE
Received 30 Dec 2020The Coach House Heol Y Felin Heol Y Cyw Bridgend CF35 6NL
Received 20 Aug 2013WEPA Bridgend Paper Mills Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 20 Feb 202011 Trem y Dyffryn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AP
Received 10 Oct 2016Various Sites At Ewenny Moors Near Heronston Lane Bridgend
Received 26 Nov 2012The Corners 347 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Ph
Received 27 Jun 200731 Sker Walk Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Ra
Received 11 Jun 20044 Caer Efail Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RW
Received 5 Mar 2012Land north of Felindre Road Pencoed CF35 5HU
Received 20 Oct 2017113 Bridgend Road, Aberkenfig, Bridgend, CF32 9AP
Received 21 Mar 2025Rookwood Pyle Road Pyle Cf33 6Hr
Received 9 Nov 200456 Fairfield Road Bridgend Cf31 3Du CF31 3DY
Received 21 Jul 2005Land Off High Street Heol Y Cyw Bridgend
Received 12 Mar 2013Ranch Steak House Bridgend Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0AX
Received 1 May 201413 The Retreat Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NU
Received 28 Oct 2013Land adjacent 39 Jubilee Road Bridgend CF31 3BA
Received 30 Mar 2023Land Adj 26 Nantyffyllon Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HF
Received 22 May 200868 Parkfields Road Bridgend Cf31 4Bj
Received 3 Mar 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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