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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.
5,863 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Penylan Close Porthcawl CF36 3LF
Received 20 Feb 20232 The Willows, Heol-Y-Cyw, Bridgend, CF35 6LL
Received 13 May 2026Former YMCA Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4AH
Received 14 Oct 202018 Park Terrace Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9He
Received 8 Apr 20058 Pen Gwern Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Ye
Received 16 Jul 200719 Beechwood Grove Pencoed CF35 6SU
Received 4 Jan 2021Former dairy site North Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TP
Received 21 Sept 201613 Mount Earl Bridgend Cf31 3Ey
Received 22 Dec 2004133 Highfields Brackla CF31 2PE
Received 23 May 2018Westwinds Penyfai CF31 4LL
Received 29 Jan 201917 Caer Gymrig Maesteg CF34 0JD
Received 5 Mar 2018Rc Social Club & 23A Bethania Street Maesteg CF34 9ET
Received 7 Mar 201449 Birch Walk Porthcawl CF36 5AN
Received 3 May 201722 Woodside Avenue Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Qf
Received 16 Apr 20079 Cavan Row Maesteg CF34 0AN
Received 11 Jan 2022Cafe Side Of Former Glenaub Hotel 50 Mary Street Porthcawl Cf36 3Ya
Received 15 Dec 20062 Bryntirion Cottages Bryntirion Hill Bridgend CF31 4DZ
Received 20 Aug 2024Land Adjacent Coychurch Road Bridgend
Received 31 Mar 2006S/O Ladbrokes Plc Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DB
Received 23 Jan 201462 Penprysg Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rh
Received 13 Jul 200620 Foxfields Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JL
Received 22 Jan 2008Land At Moor Lane Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 22 Jun 20122 Ty Bryn Cottages Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6PU
Received 21 Jan 2020102 Heol Croesty Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LT
Received 4 Apr 2008Records 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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