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.
6,978 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
55 Long Acre Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SB
Received 24 Jun 2013Aldi Unit 1 Llynfi Retail Park Llynfi Road Maesteg CF34 9DS
Received 11 Mar 202010 Hazel Close Porthcawl CF36 5RG
Received 6 May 202136 Ffordd Sanderling Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 2 Jul 202133 St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BA
Received 16 Nov 200720 Sker Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RA
Received 14 Mar 201166 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 16 Jun 2020Plot 66 Glas y Felin Coity Bridgend CF35 6QB
Received 20 Mar 2019Westward Community Centre Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4JR
Received 10 May 20212 Bethania Street Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Bj
Received 9 Aug 2004Pontycymmer Nursery School Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8NN
Received 28 Jun 2010Halcyon Ton Kenfig Bridgend Cf33 4Pt
Received 8 Mar 2005Land Adjacent To All Saints Way Penyfai CF31 4BX
Received 8 Nov 2013Maeslan Farm Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Eh
Received 22 Mar 2004Land At Wern Ddu Aberkenfig Bridgend
Received 26 Jan 200425 Ysbryd y Coed Penyfai CF31 4GF
Received 15 Nov 2021Adj Stormy Down Quarry Heol-Y-Splott Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 3 May 2016Ford Engine Plant Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PJ
Received 8 May 20245 Brynawel Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SA
Received 7 Oct 201073 Sunnyside Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AW
Received 14 Jan 2008The Old Rectory Betws Road Betws Bridgend Cf32 8Td
Received 9 Jun 2006Land Adj Plas Pen Y Cae Litchard Bridgend Cf32 9Sn
Received 23 Jan 2006The Vetz Snooker Club Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DE
Received 9 May 2022Land Off The Croft, Barn Hill, Laleston
Received 10 Jan 2008Records 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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