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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5,816 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Princess Of Wales Hospital Coity Road Bridgend Cf31 1Rq
Received 24 Jan 20051 Crown Rise Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0JY
Received 8 Jan 200830/31 Bishopswood Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Lw
Received 26 Jul 20042 Pen Y Bryn Villas Bettws Road Brynmenyn CF32 9HY
Received 13 Jan 20159 Ton View Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Ex
Received 30 Jun 200519 Hutchwns Close Porthcawl Cf36 3Ld
Received 21 Dec 200614 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 1 Aug 2011Former Sea Cadet Base & Bus Shelter Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Received 14 Jan 2016South Wales Police Headquarters Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 1 Mar 2019Brandon Tool Hire Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 31 Oct 202417 Pangbourne Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NL
Received 4 Dec 202053 Llwydarth Road Maesteg Bridgend
Received 11 Jan 2005Bryntirion & Laleston Community Centre Mount Pleasant Bryntirion CF31 4EF
Received 21 Jul 2020Waterton Industrial Estate Waterton Road Bridgend Cf31 3Yy
Received 20 Oct 2006Land Adjacent To Abercerdin School Kenry Street Evanstown CF39 8RS
Received 9 May 2014School House Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LS
Received 9 Mar 2017Land At Jct Tremains Rd/Bracka St Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 20 Nov 2013Mg Rover (Nathaniel Car Sales) Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 3 Nov 2004Land North Of Parc Bronhaul Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Ep
Received 15 Jan 200747 Cemetery Road Bridgend Cf31 1Na
Received 27 Feb 20076 Court Road, Bridgend, CF31 1BW
Received 15 Jul 20255 Lon Y Coed Llangewydd Court Bridgend CF31 4UA
Received 25 Jun 2014Garden of Broadlands House Heol Blandy Broadlands Bridgend CF32 0NS
Received 9 Jul 2018Formerly Swn y Don Wigfach Laleston CF32 0NH
Received 27 Mar 2024Records 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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