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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.
5,933 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Yard And Rear Lane Adare Street & Caroline Street Bridgend
Received 20 Dec 2007Land At Dol Gorwel North Cornelly Bridgend
Received 21 Apr 2006Moorland Cottage Treoes Bridgend Cf35 5Hf
Received 25 Sept 20064 The Precinct Rowan Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AT
Received 26 Apr 2010Land Adj 3 Hawthorn Place Porthcawl
Received 8 Mar 2005The Hall Katie Street Blaengarw CF32 8AB
Received 23 Jan 2024Former Budlepack Site Ewenny Road Maesteg
Received 8 Oct 20136 Picton Avenue Bridgend Cf31 3Hd
Received 28 Sept 2006Mount Pleasant Farm Stormy Down Bridgend CF33 4RR
Received 2 Apr 2008Unit 11 Gentle Way Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EJ
Received 7 Mar 2011Carreg Llwyd Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend CF35 6AU
Received 11 May 201553 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HY
Received 7 Oct 2019Land Adj To The Old Coach House Abergarw Road Brynmenyn, Bridgend Cf32 9Lf
Received 22 Oct 2003Plot Adj To 16 Greenwood Close Litchard CF31 1PJ
Received 11 Apr 201617 Clos Pwll Clai Tondu CF32 9BZ
Received 18 Nov 201640 Alexandra Road Pontycymmer CF32 8HB
Received 5 May 2015184 Bryn Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LA
Received 27 Aug 200913 Pintail Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3QD
Received 12 Feb 20252 Traws Fynydd Brackla CF31 2HR
Received 24 Sept 2024Maesteg Comprehensive School Ffordd Dysgu Maesteg CF34 0LQ
Received 30 Aug 2024Public Toilets Adj Corner House Llangynwyd CF34 9SB
Received 13 Jun 20148 Nant Y Wennol Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DB
Received 23 May 20166 West Park Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RB
Received 9 Jan 2013Land Rear Of Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EG
Received 8 Nov 2013Records 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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