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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.
6,997 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
91 Bishopswood Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Lz
Received 4 Feb 2005Land formerly Ffaldau Arms Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8LL
Received 26 Aug 202234 Briary Way Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pt
Received 16 Aug 20048 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3SN
Received 23 Aug 2021Plot Land Adj "Orchard Cottage" Off Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Pl
Received 27 Jul 20048 Heol Croesty Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LR
Received 15 May 2023116 West Park Drive Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3RN
Received 22 Feb 2023130 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3PP
Received 20 Jan 2020Pin-It Pastry Limited Abergarw Trading Estate Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LW
Received 12 Dec 2013Land Adj To 2 Pant Hirwaun Heol Y Cyw Bridgend Cf35 6Hh
Received 3 Oct 2003Former Glan yr Afon Home Heol yr Ysgol Ynysawdre CF32 9EG
Received 13 May 202455 Heol Las North Cornelly CF33 4AP
Received 18 Jul 2018Llangeinor Football Club Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PG
Received 19 Dec 2022Former St Johns Colliery Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0DH
Received 5 Oct 2012Brocastle Manor A48 Brocastle Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 20 Jul 20155 Cypress Gardens The Burrows Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Bz
Received 25 Sept 200332 Dol Nant Dderwen Broadlands CF31 5AA
Received 9 Jun 2020Land Adj Plot 155 Coychurch Rd Bridgend
Received 22 Jun 2005Side wall of 14 Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BE
Received 5 Dec 2018Unit 38 Aneurin Bevan Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate CF32 9SZ
Received 28 Apr 20238 Glanogwr Road Bridgend CF31 3PF
Received 3 Jul 2018Tesco Stores Limited Brewery Lane Bridgend Cf31 2Ap
Received 17 Oct 20066 Tyle Glas North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4ED
Received 8 Feb 201211 Aldenham Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5PG
Received 17 Jan 2023Records 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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