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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.
7,109 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sandford Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 9 Mar 201643 Westminster Way Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Qx
Received 2 Aug 2006Rear of 82 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 1 Mar 2023Land at former RAF Facility Stormy Down Mount Pleasant Road Tythegston Bridgend
Received 1 Nov 2016Currys Unit 4 Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Sr
Received 21 Nov 2005Topshops 14 To 24 Y Wern Bettws CF32 8RR
Received 9 Nov 200611 Badgers Mead Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pz
Received 29 Sept 20036 West Road Bridgend Cf31 4Hd
Received 7 Jul 20061 Pen Maen Broadlands Bridgend
Received 19 Jul 2010Dolgarrog Rear Of Suffolk Place Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Ds
Received 10 Apr 2006101 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Ag
Received 3 Aug 2006Lloyds Tsb Bank Pencoed Business Park Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Hy
Received 4 Apr 20065 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend CF31 2SR
Received 9 May 2011101 Picton Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ew
Received 11 Feb 2004Land Rear Of Waun Fach And Waun Goch Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend
Received 15 Sept 2003Land adjacent to Woodstock Stud Mountain Lane Llangeinor CF32 8PN
Received 9 May 20174 Sunnybank Court Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Nn
Received 25 Oct 200414 Ffordd yr Hen Gae Pencoed CF35 5LJ
Received 2 Nov 2022Coach House R/O 98 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 14 Jan 200911a Wind Street Laleston CF32 0HU
Received 6 Jul 2017Land Part Of Brynllefrith Farm Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TA
Received 7 Nov 20131 High Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LD
Received 4 Dec 2023Cae Court Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 18 May 2011Bridgend Railway Station Station Hill Bridgend CF31 1BB
Received 20 May 2025Records 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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