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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adj Maesteg R F C Llynfi Road Maesteg Cf34 9Ds
Received 26 Oct 2006Unit 2 Hernston Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3ND
Received 9 Jan 20268 Coed Ty Maen Llangewydd Court Bridgend CF31 4TG
Received 21 Jan 201010 Elm Crescent Bryntirion Bridgend
Received 19 Sept 2005Woodland Between Croft House Cymdda, Sarn And A4063 Bridgend
Received 15 Nov 2004Broadlands House Heol Blandy Broadlands CF32 0NS
Received 12 Oct 20224 Raphael Avenue (Side & Rear) Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Au
Received 22 Nov 2004Moriah Chapel Station Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9TF
Received 10 Nov 2011Rose Cottage Bryn Road Coychurch CF35 6AE
Received 21 Sept 2015Land Off Herbert Street Brackla Bridgend Cf31 1Tg
Received 21 Mar 2005Waste Transfer Station The Old Quarry Stormy Down Bridgend CF33 4RS
Received 12 May 20091B Park Court Road Bridgend CF31 4BP
Received 3 Jul 2019The Coach House Coed Y Mwstwr Hotel Coychurch Bridgend CF35 6AF
Received 30 Oct 2009Nolton Court 4 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NH
Received 28 Jan 2011The Mount 7 Clevis Hill Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NT
Received 22 Mar 201616 Wood Street Maesteg CF34 9BB
Received 9 Mar 2017Glyn St. (Former Aber Youth Centre) Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7As
Received 14 Sept 200537 Riverside Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9DA
Received 10 Mar 2011Land east of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 20 Jun 201863 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EU
Received 10 Aug 200717 De Clare Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3JH
Received 23 Apr 2013Land At Old Tin Works Bedford Rd Cefn Cribwr Bridgend
Received 6 Aug 201240 St Johns Drive Porthcawl CF36 5PW
Received 14 Nov 201821 Pant Gwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BA
Received 5 May 2021Records 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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