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5,816 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barn At Ty Draw Farm Ty Merchant Lane Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PN
Received 11 Oct 2013St Johns School Church Street Newton Porthcawl CF36 5AN
Received 29 May 2015Penyfai Primary School Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LX
Received 9 Oct 2013Sker Court West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RT
Received 25 Sept 2020Whitehall Cottage Court Colman Road Penyfai CF31 4NE
Received 13 Dec 2016Plot 116 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 22 Feb 20163 Station Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9TF
Received 13 Feb 200819 Heronstone Park Heronston Lane Bridgend CF31 3BZ
Received 13 Aug 201528 Masefield Mews Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Ps
Received 2 Sept 2004Land Off All Saints Way Pen-Y-Fai Bridgend Cf31 4Bx
Received 26 Jul 2005Pwll y Waun Lake Nottage Road Porthcawl
Received 25 Jul 201833 Hollyhock Drive Brackla CF31 2NS
Received 28 Jul 201518 Bower Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6NE
Received 24 May 202122 Glebeland Close Coychurch CF35 5HE
Received 8 Nov 20184 Maes Y Deri Close Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Yy
Received 8 Aug 200626 Abergarw Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LF
Received 18 Mar 2009Brynteg Comprehensive School Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3ER
Received 4 Feb 2022Nolton Court - Nolton Street & 1 Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 21 Feb 201956 Severn Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LN
Received 22 Dec 20102 Pen-y-Ffordd North Cornelly CF33 4ES
Received 8 Jun 20163 Llwyn Coch Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BJ
Received 14 Feb 202320 Hillsboro Place Porthcawl CF36 3BH
Received 14 Dec 202048B Park Street Bridgend Cf31 4Hz
Received 12 Dec 2005The Sahi 35 The Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 29 Aug 2014Records 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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