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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.
7,386 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
24A Priory Oak Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HY
Received 3 Jul 201338 Islawen Meadows Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Lw
Received 29 Sept 20058 Bryn Onnen Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Ea
Received 5 Oct 200614 Llys Yr Onnen Coity CF35 6FA
Received 6 Jul 2018Bayswater Tubes & Sections Co Ltd Heol-Y-Geifr Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6UG
Received 18 Nov 201579 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 19 Apr 2011Rear Garden 58 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RP
Received 27 Sept 2010Maes Cadlawr Farm Piggery Lane Llangynwyd CF34 9RU
Received 16 Feb 202349 Station Road Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7RD
Received 29 Apr 2008Unit 7 Retail Quarter Banks Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SB
Received 6 Apr 201641 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 13 Apr 2021Porthcawl Primary School, Meadow Lane, Porthcawl, CF36 5EY
Received 12 Sept 2025Land South Of Haulfryn Ffordd Y Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 21 Feb 201323 Maesteg Road Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9Dd
Received 15 Oct 200715 Elm Crescent Bryntirion CF31 4EA
Received 3 Apr 2018Land between Pyle Road & Fulmar Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3TA
Received 28 May 201938-40 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 8 Feb 2010Island Farm Institute of Sport Island farm Bridgend
Received 16 Feb 201745 Bridge Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DB
Received 11 Jul 20081 Mount Earl Close Bridgend CF31 3HA
Received 12 May 202245 Glanyrafon Road Pencoed CF35 5PR
Received 23 Feb 2017Land at Owen G Motors site Dunraven Business Park Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 5 Feb 20191 Heol yr Ysgol Bryntirion CF31 4RU
Received 15 Nov 201815 West Park Drive Porthcawl CF36 3RB
Received 20 May 2021Records 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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