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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.
7,067 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
San Marella 77 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RY
Received 7 Jul 2016Land adjacent to Ty Gwyn Heol y Graig Porthcawl CF36 5PB
Received 25 Aug 2021Anwen Care Home Pant Yr Awel Ogmore Vale CF32 7LA
Received 8 Mar 2021Maes Yr Haf Kier Hardie Road Maesteg CF34 9NG
Received 17 May 202133/35 Caroline Street Bridgend Cf31 1Dw
Received 20 Oct 20065 Heol Y Bryn Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UL
Received 3 May 201213 Wernlys Road Pen-Y-Fai Bridgend CF31 4NS
Received 23 Jul 2013Tyn Yr Heol Heol Y Cyw Bridgend
Received 10 Jun 200479 Mill View Estate Maesteg CF34 0DE
Received 8 Oct 2020Land east of A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF31 5AU
Received 10 Jun 20203 Priory Road Bridgend CF31 3LA
Received 6 May 2022Bus shelter 5403-0019 (opposite war memorial) Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5PE
Received 10 Jul 202337 & 38 Duffryn Oaks Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend
Received 1 May 20141 South View Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DG
Received 8 Jan 202119 Llwyn Castan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 19 Feb 2018Land West Of Heol Tredwr Waterton Bridgend CF31 3AJ
Received 10 Dec 2007Land At Wordsworth Avenue & Shakespeare Avenue Bridgend
Received 29 Nov 201066 Hazel Mead Brynmenyn CF32 9AQ
Received 19 Jun 201924 Duffryn Oaks Drive, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6LZ
Received 12 Feb 2026Car Park Pay Kiosk Brewery Lane Bridgend
Received 18 Dec 2012The Elms Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Ls
Received 1 Aug 2003The Cottage Rock Fawr Tondu Bridgend CF32 9HA
Received 27 Nov 20073 Leckwith Rise, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4HB
Received 27 Apr 2009Land rear 26-27 Pen Llwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AZ
Received 29 Jan 2018Records 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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