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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rhandirmwyn Bettws Road Brynmenyn CF32 9HY
Received 15 Jun 2017Dyffryn Erw Heol Llwynffynon Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PR
Received 16 Feb 20096 Locks Court Porthcawl Cf36 3Jj
Received 1 Mar 2007Grassed area at Jubilee Crescent Sarn CF32 9SP
Received 29 Apr 2026Waterton Sports Field Cowbridge Road Bridgend
Received 16 Nov 2004Somerfield Store, Castle Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9UN
Received 26 Jan 2011Unit 2, Technology Drive, Bridgend Science Park, Bridgend CF31 3NA
Received 21 Aug 20066 Coed Ty Maen Bridgend CF31 4TG
Received 24 Jul 201252a Heol Degwm North Cornelly CF33 4AU
Received 28 Mar 201826 Pyle Inn Way Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Lp
Received 24 Mar 2004Land rear of Dale View Cwm Ffoes Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0DE
Received 27 Mar 2018Ardwyn House, Hendre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PR
Received 20 Oct 2014Cabo Roche Five Bells Road Bridgend CF31 3HW
Received 25 Jan 200875 Eustace Drive Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Ex
Received 20 May 200416 Greenways Porthcawl CF36 5EW
Received 1 Jul 2015Land at Brackla Industrial Estate Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AN
Received 15 Nov 2016Three Horse Shoes, Lamb Row, South Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4RL
Received 15 Dec 202530 Foxhollows Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Nf
Received 3 Sept 2004Broadland Fawr Heol Blandy Broadlands Bridgend CF32 0NS
Received 7 Feb 2019Land rear of 143-148 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg CF34 9DR
Received 28 Mar 2019Derelict hall opposite 91 Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8NN
Received 15 Nov 2022Land at Meadow Lane Porthcawl CF36 5DR
Received 15 Nov 201810 Maple Walk Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AY
Received 19 Mar 2010Land Nw Of 14 Cwrt Y Coed Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2St
Received 27 Oct 2006Records 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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