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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.
6,098 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Newton Down Stormy Lane Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 3 Dec 20195 Bryn Terrace Lletty Brongu Bridgend CF34 0EA
Received 23 Nov 20158 Pant Ardwyn Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LJ
Received 5 Aug 2022Llangynwyd Village Hall Bridgend Road Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SW
Received 3 Jul 20156 St Davids Close Brackla CF31 2SN
Received 25 Jan 20129 Baiden Avenue, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend Cf33 6Nf
Received 10 Feb 200574 Pyle Inn Way, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6LH
Received 20 Oct 202541 Rhodfa Cnocell Y Coed, Broadlands, Bridgend, CF31 5FS
Received 14 Jan 2025Public Telephone Kiosk John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AR
Received 26 Nov 2007Land To R/O 9 Commercial Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Dh
Received 31 Mar 2006Former Rest Convalescent Hotel Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 31 Mar 201738A Caroline Street Bridgend
Received 11 Feb 2005Ty Ysgubor Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9RW
Received 7 Jan 201930 Westfield Crescent Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Sg
Received 20 Jul 2004Land off Oakwood Drive Maesteg CF34 9TS
Received 3 Sept 2026Bridgend Retail Park off Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 27 Jul 2021Ty Fry off A4064 Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8UY
Received 14 Mar 20232 Tair Waun Place Maesteg CF34 9RF
Received 18 Aug 2011Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UW
Received 4 Apr 2019Former garage site Maes Glas Ynysawdre CF32 9JZ
Received 19 Apr 20181 New Court Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5El
Received 16 Mar 200453 Severn Road Porthcawl CF36 3LN
Received 21 May 2024Y Brynddu 26 Prince Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Ed
Received 2 Jul 2004Former Margam Surface Mine Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BS
Received 11 Jul 2018Records 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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