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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Corneli Primary School Greenfield Terrace North Cornelly CF33 4LW
Received 28 Aug 202617 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 15 Nov 202134 Barnardo Street Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Ht
Received 14 Aug 2006Ffordd Y Gyfraith Farm Ffordd-Y-Gyfraith Ffordd-Y-Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 17 Jan 2016Land east of Marlas House Marlas Road Pyle CF33 4PE
Received 14 Apr 2023Vacant Land Barnardo Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0HT
Received 27 Jul 2010Burger King (Wickes car park) Picton Court Retail Park Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 15 Jan 2024Land at Brackla Industrial Estate Off Wyndham Close Bridgend CF31 2AN
Received 5 Jul 2019Land at Moor Lane Porthcawl CF36 3EJ
Received 15 Feb 202113 Glenwood Close Coychurch CF35 5ET
Received 4 May 2022153 Victoria Street, Pontycymer, CF32 8NB
Received 13 Jan 2026Flat 2 Gaylard Buildings Court Road Bridgend
Received 19 May 2005163 West Road Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Rt
Received 3 Oct 200510 Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NL
Received 9 Sept 2014Sainsbury's, Cefn Hirgoed, Bridgend, CF32 9ST
Received 29 May 202517 Rogers Lane Laleston CF32 0LA
Received 26 Jul 2019Land At 5 Sarn Hill Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RU
Received 11 Aug 20103 Merganser Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UE
Received 20 Feb 201252 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend Cf35 5Eu
Received 24 May 2006Woodland at Tusker House, Bridgend Road, Dan-Y-Graig, Porthcawl, CF36 5ST
Received 6 Oct 2025Restway Gardens Bridgend CF31 4HY
Received 7 May 2021Bridgend Paper Mills Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 16 Dec 2019Former Bryneithin Care Home Crown Road Maesteg CF34 0LN
Received 27 Nov 201712 Llwyn Bedw, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6TH
Received 3 Oct 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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