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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Gerddi'r Afon Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LN
Received 24 May 202210 Litchard Bungalows Bridgend Cf31 1Ph
Received 20 Feb 2006105 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Hj
Received 25 Aug 20041 The Greenways Maesteg Park Maesteg Cf34 9Nl
Received 3 Aug 200610 Llwyn Bedw Pencoed CF35 6TH
Received 19 Apr 2017Unit 1 Bridgend Designer Outlet Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 20 Feb 2024FRF Motors (Bridgend) Toyota, Trews Field Industrial Estate, Bridgend, CF31 4LH
Received 26 Mar 202536 St Christopher's Road Porthcawl CF36 5RY
Received 20 Jun 20133 Leyshon Way Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9AZ
Received 8 Aug 201322 Commercial Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BL
Received 5 Nov 2019Land at south side of Pant Hirwaun Heol y Cyw Bridgend
Received 15 May 2018Former Bryncethin Nurseries & S Wales Wood Recycling Pant Hirwaun Heol Y Cyw CF35 6BU
Received 27 Nov 2015Old Station Yard Porthcawl CF36 5TH
Received 16 Feb 2022Former Barn At Llanmihangel Farm Pyle Bridgend
Received 4 Aug 2003Aerospace Business Park St Athan
Received 18 May 200943 Collwyn Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6AL
Received 29 Feb 2008Rear of 4 Westgate Close Porthcawl CF36 3NP
Received 21 Jul 202174 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6BU
Received 26 Aug 200821 Heol Y Blodau Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4UF
Received 30 Apr 2012Archbishop Mcgrath School Heol Yr Ysgol Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Eh
Received 22 Nov 200525 Acacia Avenue Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Bj
Received 23 Dec 2004Rear garden of The Cottage Coychurch CF35 5HD
Received 28 Feb 202432 The Burrows Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Aj
Received 25 Sept 2003Unit 37 Aneurin Bevan Avenue Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Bridgend CF32 9SZ
Received 8 Sept 2008Records 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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