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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.
7,523 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9-11 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Bn
Received 8 Jul 200548 Ger Y Lyn Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5ND
Received 24 Dec 20099 Vale View Bryn Road Ogmore Vale CF32 7DP
Received 6 Nov 2008Grove House, Park Estate Heol Y Cyw Bridgend Cf35 6Hl
Received 29 Sept 200482 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BP
Received 18 Feb 2009Land Rear Of Heather Cottage Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NY
Received 3 Dec 2010Land Rear Of 93 Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6TD
Received 13 Mar 2014Ty Penybont Day Centre 110 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NY
Received 14 Nov 202265 Davies Terrace Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0HB
Received 21 Feb 200752 Heol Fach North Cornelly CF33 4LN
Received 1 Aug 201837 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1EB
Received 17 Nov 201437 Garnwen Terrace Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0ET
Received 30 Jun 202122 Heol Yr Eglwys Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9JP
Received 19 Jul 2022Rear Garden 97 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NS
Received 19 Aug 201453 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LQ
Received 31 May 2013Plot Adj. To 34 Garnwen Road Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ey
Received 31 May 2005106 Llwydarth Road Maesteg CF34 9EU
Received 18 Oct 202116 Lias Road Porthcawl CF36 3AH
Received 18 Jun 201410A Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HN
Received 11 Oct 2010Land Adj 45 Maesteg Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9BT
Received 7 Jan 2013Central Park Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RH
Received 6 Feb 2020R/O 37-45 Fenton Place Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3DW
Received 28 Jun 201012 Hutchwns Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LD
Received 9 Nov 201096 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2QG
Received 14 Apr 2014Records 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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