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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.
7,025 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fmr Christie Tyler Site Abergarw Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LF
Received 28 Mar 2014179 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RT
Received 23 Apr 201333 Tre Newydd Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EZ
Received 22 Jul 2008109/113 Oxford St Pontycymmer
Received 19 Jul 2004The Pavilion Building Rest Bay Playing Fields Porthcawl CF36 3QD
Received 15 May 202041 Graham Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NR
Received 5 Mar 2020Plot 7 former St Clares Convent Newton Porthcawl CF36 5DS
Received 4 Apr 202528 Greenfield Street Maesteg Cf34 0Np
Received 9 Nov 200632a Alma Road Maesteg CF34 9AN
Received 18 Feb 201923 Ffordd Antwyn Tondu CF32 9GD
Received 9 Aug 201676 Mackworth Road Porthcawl CF36 5BT
Received 8 Oct 2019Flat 1 Preswylfa Court Coychurch Bridgend Cf35 5Es
Received 1 Feb 200575 Pwllygath Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6ET
Received 2 Nov 2018Porthcawl Hotel 7-11 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 19 May 2023Bryn Rhosyn Heol Yr Ysgol Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 23 Jun 2010Former Builders Yard Howell Street Nantymoel CF32 7RE
Received 30 Dec 201619 Waun Fach Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Pr
Received 10 Sept 2003Land Adjacent 3 Mill Lane Bridgend CF31 4JN
Received 14 Nov 201372 Beach Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 23 Feb 2017Former The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 9 Jan 2019Land North Of 47 Heol Ty Gwyn Maesteg CF34 0AT
Received 21 Jan 201621 Tre Newydd Kenfig Hill CF33 6EZ
Received 26 Jul 201799 The Spinney Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Je
Received 11 Apr 200617 Hazel Mead Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Aq
Received 29 Jun 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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