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.
6,951 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Village Farm Road Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 26 Jun 2015Brynglas House Maudlam Bridgend Cf33 4Ph
Received 20 Dec 20059 Priory Gardens Bridgend CF31 3LB
Received 17 Oct 2007.
Received 24 Feb 20062 Riverway Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HG
Received 8 Aug 201352 St Illtyds Road Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4JY
Received 23 Jul 2013Merthyr Mawr Warren Nnr Bridgend
Received 3 Aug 20099 Magazine Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TG
Received 6 Jun 20086 Napier Close Bridgend Cf31 1Tw
Received 28 Sept 2005Land rear of 35 - 46 Salisbury Road Maesteg CF34 9DZ
Received 22 Nov 2021O/S Max Spielmann 1 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1ET
Received 6 Aug 201446 Wimborne Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6SG
Received 11 Jul 2011Land at Katie Street, Blaengarw and Oxford Street, Pontycymmer
Received 10 Apr 20251 Primrose Close Brackla Bridgend CF31 2BS
Received 21 Jan 2009Wilkinson Store Llynfi Road Maesteg Cf34 9Ds
Received 5 Jan 200714 Birch Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AN
Received 31 Oct 20111A Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JF
Received 24 Jun 2019Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd Picton Court Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 20 Dec 20121 Leckwith Court Bryntirion Hill Bridgend CF31 4LR
Received 1 Dec 201452 Duffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LZ
Received 22 Jan 202416 Newcastle Hill Bridgend Cf31 4Ey
Received 15 Aug 20067 Tythegston Close Porthcawl CF36 3HJ
Received 4 Oct 201888/89 Bridgend Road Maesteg CF34 0NA
Received 5 Feb 20162 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend CF32 9HE
Received 12 Aug 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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