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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Plas Tymawr Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NH
Received 3 May 2011Ogmore Vale Washeries Site Off Cemetery Road Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7HT
Received 6 Dec 20128 Camberwell Avenue Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QT
Received 13 Apr 201214 Morfa Street Bridgend Cf31 1Ha
Received 26 Jul 200713 Bryn Glas Bryntirion CF31 4ES
Received 9 Apr 2020Land adjacent Brynhaulog The Common Bryncethin CF32 9TA
Received 22 Apr 2021Land Adj Gentle Way Broadlands Bridgend
Received 11 Jun 2004Manor Farm Cottage Tyn Y Cae Lane Porthcawl CF36 5SP
Received 4 Sept 201427 Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DW
Received 5 Nov 201828 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend Cf31 3Dn
Received 18 Dec 2006Plot 15 Cwm Coed Bettws Bridgend CF32 8SW
Received 1 Jul 201527 Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EG
Received 20 Feb 2014Tal Y Fedw Mill Greenmeadow Lane Llangynwyd CF34 9RY
Received 15 May 2015159 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RT
Received 28 Feb 2018143 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg CF34 0PD
Received 15 Aug 2023Bryngwyntog Hendre Road Coity CF35 6RB
Received 17 Oct 201614 Riverside Aberkenfig Cf32 9Da
Received 9 Aug 200640 Ffordd Y Groes Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Eq
Received 26 Mar 200410 Alexandra Road Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HB
Received 7 Aug 20078 Heol-Yr-Onnen, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4DB
Received 2 Mar 2026Harmony 12 Clos Cae Ffynnon North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HX
Received 7 Feb 2012Hanover Court Bridgend CF31 4HX
Received 26 Aug 2015Traeth yr Afon Beach Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve Bridgend
Received 10 Jun 2021Parcel A Land North of Underhill Cottages Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4JL
Received 2 Jan 2024Records 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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