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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Trees on land off Tondu Road (rear of Pascoes Avenue) Bridgend CF31 4JL
Received 12 Jul 202116 West Drive, Porthcawl, CF36 3LS
Received 17 Mar 2026Rayner Ltd, 11 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 21 Feb 2014Nidum Ystrad Waun Pencoed CF35 6PW
Received 7 Feb 202055 Priory Avenue Bridgend CF31 3LP
Received 23 Jan 2015Field North Of Maesteg Cemetery Cwmdu Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0DL
Received 14 Oct 20084 Heol yr Onnen Bridgend CF31 4DB
Received 22 Jun 2018Viesther, Jenkins Terrace Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9La
Received 5 Oct 200423 Longacre Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SB
Received 16 May 200822 Vale Reach Pencoed CF35 6LG
Received 3 Jul 20201 Oak Tree Drive Newton Burrows Porthcawl Cf36 5Bq
Received 6 Sept 2005Land off North Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TP
Received 17 Nov 2016Land between 103 & 107 King Edward Street Blaengarw CF32 8NG
Received 28 May 20249 Adrian Close Porthcawl CF36 3LX
Received 12 Nov 201534 Pwllcarn Terrace Blaengarw CF32 8AS
Received 29 Jun 20215 Priory Avenue Bridgend CF31 3LP
Received 7 Apr 20103 Bryntirion Close Bridgend Cf31 4Bz
Received 17 Sept 200314 Heol Tre Dwr Waterton Bridgend CF31 3AJ
Received 17 Dec 201367 High Street, Laleston, Bridgend, CF32 0HL
Received 23 Feb 2026Land fronting Waterton Lane Waterton CF31 3YE
Received 12 Apr 2018Farm Building Adj Tal Y Fan Farm Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Ud
Received 1 Aug 2007Brynteg Comprehensive Upper School Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3ER
Received 1 May 2026Plot 10 Land North of Abergarw Farm Brynmenyn CF32 9LH
Received 6 Jan 2017128A Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DW
Received 30 Jun 2009Records 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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