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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Mary Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YN
Received 5 Mar 201220 Ffridd Las Broadlands CF31 5AF
Received 28 Jul 2014'Melrose' Main Road Coychurch Bridgend Cf35 5Hd
Received 13 Jul 2004Croesty Farm Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LY
Received 19 Jul 202273 Cae Gwyllt Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FF
Received 21 Feb 2022Land Rear Of Tynewydd Row Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 14 Jun 200410 Canolfan Brackla CF31 2LL
Received 14 Jan 2015Gwynfryn Heol Las Mawdlam CF33 4PH
Received 14 Aug 2019Ty-Cynwyd Llangynwyd Village Maesteg Cf34 9Sb
Received 28 Jun 2005Cenin Ltd Parc Stormy Mount Pleasant Road South Cornelly CF33 4RS
Received 5 Aug 201929 Heol Y Sheet North Cornelly CF33 4EU
Received 11 Mar 2019Texaco Petrol Filling Station Pyle Road Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Hr
Received 30 Jan 20072 Sycamore Close Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Qs
Received 16 Jul 200767 St Michaels Way Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Bt
Received 26 Oct 2005Saunderton 137 Park Street Bridgend Cf31 4Bb
Received 28 Nov 2003St Mary's Church Hall Heol Yr Eglwys Coity CF35 6BG
Received 3 Jul 2026103 Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3PP
Received 24 Feb 202229 Coed Y Graig Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Yt
Received 31 Aug 2007Tymaen House Station Road Service Road leading to Ty Maen Pont Rhyd y Cyff Maesteg CF34 0EH
Received 12 Jun 20183 Llys Teg Broadlands Estate Bridgend CF31 5BH
Received 13 Jun 200715 Brian Crescent Porthcawl CF36 5LE
Received 30 Apr 201910 Severn Road Porthcawl CF36 3LW
Received 3 Nov 202031 Curlew Road Porthcawl CF36 3QA
Received 29 Mar 2023B&V Garage R/O Waunbant Rd Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6De
Received 1 Jun 2005Records 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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