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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.
7,284 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 Abergarw Road Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Lf
Received 13 Oct 200471 Llys Pentre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DY
Received 29 Aug 2023Part Of Gilfach Isaf Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Rw
Received 26 Sept 2006O/V Sports & Soc. Club 5-6 Bethania Row Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AB
Received 27 Apr 20102 Pant Y Fedwen Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DE
Received 18 May 2010Land Adj To 3 Mill Lane Bridgend Cf31 4Jn
Received 24 Jan 2006Plot 24 Llynfi Court Maesteg CF34 9NJ
Received 5 Aug 2020172 Caerau Road Maesteg CF34 0PD
Received 29 Jun 2022Y-Llest House Y-Lluest Pen-Y-Fai Bridgend Cf31 4Na
Received 16 Mar 2006Former McDonald's 11 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 13 Mar 201732 Great Western Avenue Bridgend CF31 1NN
Received 11 Jul 201131 Merlin Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QW
Received 7 Apr 2009Allotment Gardens Rear Heol West Plas Coity CF35 6BA
Received 25 Feb 2013Land At 1 & 3 St David Street Pontycymmer Cf32 8Lt
Received 19 Feb 200749 Long Acre North Cornelly CF33 4BG
Received 14 Feb 20192 Meadow Street Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Be
Received 15 Sept 2003Pendre Community Centre off Great Western Avenue Bridgend CF31 1NN
Received 23 Oct 20197 Flatholm Way Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Tw
Received 20 Nov 200312 Osborne Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7NP
Received 12 Nov 2013Charter Club Church Street Blaengarw CF32 8BB
Received 24 Jun 201520 Merfield Close Sarn CF32 9SW
Received 22 Jul 2015120 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3PW
Received 28 Apr 2016Blaenogwr Farmhouse Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Se
Received 1 Feb 20052 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9BG
Received 11 Aug 2011Records 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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