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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.
6,930 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Wildmill Community Woodland Quarella Road Bridgend
Received 24 Dec 201021 Hartshorn Terrace Caerau Park Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Ya
Received 4 Oct 2005Ynysawdre School, Heol-Yr-Ysgol, Bryn Road, Tondu
Received 2 Jun 200538 Briary Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PT
Received 11 Oct 201036 Ffordd Sanderling Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 2 Nov 201613 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5ET
Received 8 Aug 2024Land At Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 11 Jan 20109 Pascoes Avenue Bridgend Cf31 4Pg
Received 6 Aug 20047 Brynhyfryd Sarn CF32 9UR
Received 8 Dec 2014Bryngwenith Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend Cf33 6Rb
Received 18 Sept 2003Maesteg Welfare Park Heol Ty Gwyn Maesteg
Received 27 Jul 20054 Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Received 15 Aug 2014Rear Of 11 The Retreat Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RU
Received 30 Jan 2011Jnctn Oaklands Av & Greenfields Av Bridgend
Received 15 Jun 200429 Hollyhock Drive Brackla CF31 2NS
Received 6 Jan 2017Llwyncelyn Pantypwllau Coity CF35 6BP
Received 28 Feb 201742 Angelton Green Penyfai Cf31 4Lq
Received 7 Feb 2007Penyfai Church In Wales School Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LX
Received 6 Nov 200787 Heol West Plas Coity Bridgend CF35 6BA
Received 17 Dec 2008Land Off Cae Dre Street R/O 28 & 30 Park Street Bridgend Cf31 4Ax
Received 19 Jan 20073 Sanderling Way, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3TD
Received 1 Aug 2024Land west of Heol Ty Maen Cefn Glas CF31 4QF
Received 27 Feb 201915 Anglesey Way Porthcawl CF36 3TL
Received 12 Dec 2022Car Park Wickes Bldg Supplies Ltd Picton Court Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 4 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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