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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.
6,034 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
110 West Park Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RN
Received 16 Oct 20139 Derwen Las Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Dp
Received 17 Aug 200716 Green Street Bridgend Cf31 1Hf
Received 6 Jul 200577A High Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0BT
Received 3 Aug 2015Plot 2 Pengolten Parc Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Al
Received 22 Oct 2003Bryn Llynfi 55 Neath Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EF
Received 26 Feb 20091 Cefn Cross Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0DB
Received 27 Jul 20217 Chestnut Drive, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5AD
Received 9 May 2025Woodland Copse Off Moel-Gilau Road Nr Letty Brongu Llangynwyd, Maesteg
Received 16 Dec 2014Bridgend College Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DF
Received 8 Aug 201176a New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DE
Received 5 Jul 201619 Zoar Avenue Maesteg CF34 9UT
Received 1 Apr 2014Land at Broadlands Cottage Broadlands Bridgend CF32 0NS
Received 18 Jul 201822 The Spinney Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JD
Received 29 Nov 2023Former Petrol Station Bridgend Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0NA
Received 11 Nov 200926 Bedford Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BW
Received 26 Jul 201734 Islawen Meadows Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Lw
Received 6 Oct 2006Spar 44 Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JR
Received 13 Jan 2012Rear Of Margam Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TH
Received 12 Oct 20129 Greenways Porthcawl Cf36 5Er
Received 24 Mar 2006The Co-Operative Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8NW
Received 13 Mar 200912 The Dell Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Hr
Received 1 Nov 200625A Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 13 Sept 2011Land R/O 101 Grove Road Bridgend
Received 16 Feb 2005Records 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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