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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.
7,080 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Victoria Street Pontycymmer CF32 8NW
Received 18 May 2022Rear of 35 and 36 Cefn Coed Bridgend CF31 4PH
Received 28 Sept 2017Land adjacent to 23 Canberra Road Bridgend CF31 1HH
Received 10 Jun 2020135 St John Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Bb
Received 13 Mar 2007Newton Down Industrial Estate Tythegston Court Tythegston CF32 0NE
Received 6 Jul 2018Former St Johns Colliery Cwmdu Maesteg Cf34 0Dh
Received 3 Aug 2006Enterprise Centre Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9BS
Received 24 Nov 2011Plas Penycae, Pen-y-Cae, Bridgend, CF32 9SN
Received 3 Dec 202556 Trem Y Dyffryn Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Ap
Received 8 Jan 2007Central Park Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3TY
Received 24 Oct 2007Porthcawl Town Beach Coastal Defences Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 24 Jan 2014London House The Square Porthcawl CF36 3BW
Received 27 Jan 202033 Hollyhock Drive Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ns
Received 18 Oct 2006Cartref Gelli Farm Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0EU
Received 23 Jun 2010Ty Brocastle Llys Brocastle Brocastle CF35 5AU
Received 4 Dec 2017Land at former Ffaldau Arms Victoria Street Pontycymer CF32 8LL
Received 22 Apr 2025The White House Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PT
Received 18 Jul 20197 Anglesey Way Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Tl
Received 4 Aug 2005Former The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 2 Jul 2020Co-Operative Food Lias Road Porthcawl CF36 3AH
Received 9 Aug 2023174 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QJ
Received 17 Dec 2009First and Second Floor 12 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 22 Aug 20164 Ty Bryn Terrace Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PT
Received 23 Dec 2011Tythegston Landfill Site Tythegston Bridgend Cf32 0Ne
Received 14 Mar 2007Records 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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