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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.
5,985 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Locks Common Road Porthcawl CF36 3HU
Received 29 Mar 2022Pharmacy Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5RA
Received 26 May 200936 Newcastle Hill Bridgend
Received 14 Sept 200918 Lowlands Close Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BU
Received 19 Jun 2017Peter Alan Ltd 58 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BD
Received 25 Jan 2013Capel Y Pil Ffordd Yr Eglwys North Cornelly CF33 4NS
Received 24 Nov 2015Phase 2, Broadlands Centre Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Ej
Received 13 Jan 2004Former Pencoed RAOB Social Club Heol Y Groes Pencoed CF35 5PE
Received 21 Feb 2022Food Court, Bridgend Designer Outlet Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 28 Jun 2024Rear Of 23 West Road Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Sn
Received 16 Jun 2006Sony Manufacturing Uk Pencoed Technology Park Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5HZ
Received 8 Jun 2010Trees to the rear of 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Parc Tyn y Waun Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RG
Received 22 Jan 2020Plot 21 Porth Y Castell Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6AS
Received 18 Feb 201467 Llys Pentre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DY
Received 19 Aug 2009Land adjacent to Woodstock Stud Mountain Lane Llangeinor CF32 8PN
Received 9 May 201733 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DL
Received 23 May 2018Old Toll Gate Development Coity Road Bridgend Cf31 1Lr
Received 23 Sept 2005Clyro 21 Nicholls Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5LH
Received 29 Jul 2014Land R/0 Heol Tywith Nantyffyllon Maesteg
Received 9 Mar 200435 Well Street Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Lr
Received 26 Jul 2004Noble House 12 Penprysg Road Pencoed CF35 6SS
Received 31 Jul 2019Moel Cynhordy 24M East Of Maesteg Bridgend
Received 14 Dec 200617 Duffrynmadog, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, CF34 0BE
Received 13 Oct 202520 Church View Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HF
Received 5 Mar 2012Records 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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