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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.
5,816 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Estoril 19 West Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LS
Received 24 Apr 2012Three Horse Shoes Lamb Row South Cornelly CF33 4RL
Received 11 Jun 2018Land at Salt Lake off Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 14 Sept 20219, 11, 13 & 15 New Road Station Hill Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5DL
Received 31 Jul 20125 Pen Onnen Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Lf
Received 12 Nov 2004110 Bryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LU
Received 9 Oct 20199 Kings Hill Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ld
Received 4 Mar 200510 Brackla Street Centre Bridgend CF31 1DD
Received 21 Feb 201113 Tyn-Y-Waun, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8RY
Received 17 Feb 2025The Old Barn Maudlam CF33 4PH
Received 4 Feb 2020Pen Y Bryn Bryngarn Road Rhiwceilog Pencoed CF35 6ND
Received 3 May 2012West Winds 2 Locks Lane Porthcawl CF36 3HY
Received 1 Feb 202248 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9He
Received 17 Aug 2004Land south of Harlequin building Dock Street Porthcawl CF36 3BL
Received 21 Jun 202430 Maesglas Bettws CF32 8TF
Received 29 Sept 2015136 Heol Fach North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Da
Received 9 Jun 200662 Coity Road Bridgend CF31 1LT
Received 19 Feb 202016 Pentwyn Road Pencoed Bridgend
Received 23 Feb 200446 Dunraven Place, Bridgend, CF31 1JB
Received 11 Jun 2026Filco Food Stores, Merfield Close, Sarn, Bridgend Cf32 9Sw
Received 5 Nov 200372 Yr Ysfa Maesteg CF34 9BE
Received 26 Mar 2019Opposite Woodlands Surgery Woodland Terrace Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Sr CF34 OSR
Received 2 Sept 2005106 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Hj
Received 13 Oct 200316 Davies Avenue Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NW
Received 26 Jun 2015Records 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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