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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.
7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Field Adjacent To Coachmans Lane Court Colman Penyfai Bridgend
Received 27 Oct 200329 Hollyhock Drive, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2NS
Received 17 Jan 2025The Crown Inn Access Road Off Pyle Road Pyle CF33 6PL
Received 15 Oct 202015 Y Dderwen Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Hx
Received 2 Apr 20049 Brynheulog Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Hp
Received 23 Aug 2004Hanover Court Off Cefn Glas Road Bridgend CF31 4HX
Received 2 Nov 2012Co-Op Food Store Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Ra
Received 6 Jul 2007Unit 26 Heol Ffaldau Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2XE
Received 6 Mar 200910 Bettws Road Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Hy
Received 8 Nov 2004Parcau Isaf Farm Laleston CF32 0NB
Received 20 Jun 2018Next to Clifton House Poplar Road Porthcawl CF36 5LT
Received 1 Jul 201645 Rest Bay Close Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Un
Received 18 Jul 2005Overhead line between Llangynwyd & Coytrahen Bridgend
Received 28 Jul 20175 Primrose Close Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Bs
Received 23 Apr 2007Land East Of Cefn Machen Uchaf Farm Llangeinor Bridgend
Received 15 Apr 2010Bell Cottage 29 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 6 Aug 201878 Rockfields Porthcawl CF36 3NT
Received 20 Jul 20203 Garnwen Road Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ey
Received 3 Feb 2006Sandpiper Inn 52 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DN
Received 15 Jul 201037 Pwllygarth Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6ES
Received 2 Dec 201367 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AY
Received 17 Mar 2015Bridgend Market, Rhiw Shopping Centre, Rhiw Hill, Bridgend
Received 10 Jun 2015Bell Cottage 29 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 27 Dec 20171St Floor Store - Old Drill Hall Ewenny Road Maesteg Cf34 9Tp
Received 27 Oct 2005Records 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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