Understanding planning · 13 min read
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5,816 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Plot 10 Land North of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 24 Mar 20169 Griffiths Terrace Maesteg CF34 0YB
Received 28 May 2019Porthcawl Hotel 7-11 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 20 Apr 202315 Pangbourne Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3NL
Received 6 Sept 2007Land Opposite 100 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EU
Received 21 Feb 2013Land East School Tce/Ty Meinwr Ave Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 28 Jul 20081 Clos Penglyn Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NX
Received 30 Apr 20139 Woodland Rise Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Nu
Received 2 Dec 20051 Cae Forgan Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Pa
Received 18 Oct 2004O C L P Car Park Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4ES
Received 17 May 20076 Locks Court Porthcawl CF36 3JJ
Received 1 Aug 2019Hsbc Bank Plc Unit 7 Kingsway Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3SB
Received 7 Feb 201110 Parc y Berllan Porthcawl CF36 5HX
Received 25 May 2017Unit 1 The Harbour Porthcawl CF36 3BY
Received 11 Oct 20239C High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AD
Received 6 Aug 2008HMP Parc Heol Hopcyn John Coity CF35 6AP
Received 23 Feb 20261-12 Western Court Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SE
Received 23 Jan 20143 Longlands Close Pyle CF33 6LR
Received 6 Sept 20219 Heol Y Groes Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pe
Received 13 Aug 2004Land at former Archbishop McGrath School Heol yr Ysgol Tondu CF32 9EG
Received 9 May 2017Spiceland 46 - 48 Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5RA
Received 31 Jul 20089 Rest Bay Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3UN
Received 27 Aug 2024South Of Maerdy Hotel Pencoed Bridgend
Received 30 Sept 2004105 Hazeldene Avenue Brackla CF31 2JR
Received 14 Jan 2022Records 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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