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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.
7,485 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
49 Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 2Xj
Received 20 Apr 2005Asda Stores Ltd Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AU
Received 17 May 201042 Rockfields Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Ns
Received 19 May 20064 Bragdu Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JN
Received 21 Nov 2008Land at Isfryn Industrial Estate Blackmill CF35 6EQ
Received 9 Dec 202025 Wigan Terrace Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Ye
Received 18 May 2005107 Grove Road Bridgend CF31 3EH
Received 11 Feb 20229 Heol-Y-Llwyni, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0DJ
Received 29 Sept 2025Plot 36 Heronston Park Heronston Lane Bridgend CF31 3BZ
Received 12 Dec 2007Primrose Cottage Morse Row Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Tp
Received 5 Nov 200312 Crown Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EN
Received 31 Jul 201323 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GF
Received 27 Sept 201029 Honeysuckle Way Brackla Bridgend CF31 2NT
Received 1 Apr 2008Mcdonalds Restaurant Picton Court Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 22 Dec 201118B Lias Road Porthcawl CF36 3AH
Received 22 Aug 20257 Ffordd Yr Hebog Coity CF35 6DH
Received 31 Mar 2020Plot 8A, Beechwood Grove Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Su
Received 4 Oct 2005Mount Zion Church New Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DP
Received 20 Jan 2022Mynydd Maesteg & Mynydd Pwllyrhebog Ogmore Vale & Rhondda Valley
Received 5 Jul 2004Cefn Cribbwr Station Cefn Road Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BE
Received 22 Sept 20113 St Marie Street Bridgend CF31 3EE
Received 28 Oct 202271 Alma Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AN
Received 19 Oct 2010Forest View Bungalow Blackmill Road Lewistown Bridgend Cf32 7Hu
Received 10 May 200432 Maesglas Ynysawdre CF32 9JZ
Received 12 Jun 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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