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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Land at Moor Lane Porthcawl CF36 3EJ
Received 17 Jun 202136 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3UL
Received 30 Sept 2022Boundary between 23b Gelliaur and 70 Deri Avenue, Pencoed
Received 10 Feb 20264 Maes y Rhedyn Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4FB
Received 17 Mar 202333 Ivor Street Maesteg Cf34 9Ah
Received 17 Jun 2005St Johns School Church Street Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Np
Received 23 Mar 20077 Gelli Aur Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Jq
Received 2 Jun 200630 Bryntirion Hill Bridgend CF31 4DA
Received 3 Nov 201162 Davies Terrace Maesteg CF34 0HB
Received 20 Sept 20184 St Davids Court Maesteg CF34 0BF
Received 21 Apr 202164 Penprysg Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rh
Received 15 Sept 200519 Bridge Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DB
Received 29 Jan 200828 Clos Y Deri Porthcawl CF36 3PR
Received 20 Sept 201915 Lougher Gardens Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Bj
Received 20 Feb 20064 Wild Field Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FF
Received 30 Oct 201947 Rowans Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LQ
Received 19 Jun 201370 South Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3DA
Received 11 Sept 2009Longacre Farm Heol Byeastwood Coity Bridgend CF35 6BN
Received 16 Jan 201715 Heol-Y-Dolau Earlswood Park Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Lq
Received 26 Jan 20049 Oaklands Avenue Bridgend CF31 4ST
Received 20 Feb 2012Ty Newydd Farm Dan yr Eglwys Bettws CF32 8TJ
Received 23 Jun 2016Hmp & Yoi Parc Heol Hopcyn John Coity Bridgend CF35 6AP
Received 9 Apr 2010McArthurGlen, Bridgend Designer Outlet, Cefn Hirgoed, Bridgend
Received 3 Jul 20267 Hong Kong Terrace Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9TL
Received 11 May 2010Records 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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