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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 Princess Street Maesteg CF34 9BD
Received 10 Jul 2023Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend
Received 7 Apr 2005Unit 4 Royal London Park, Waterton, Bridgend, CF31 3TN
Received 19 Mar 2025Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 2 Jun 20206 Ebenezer Terrace Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Ea
Received 5 Mar 200723 Davies Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3NW
Received 25 Sept 20203 Riverway Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HG
Received 2 Aug 20135 Caldy Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3QL
Received 1 May 202458 Long Acre Drive Porthcawl CF36 3SB
Received 1 Jun 2022Hirwaun Ind Estate Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received 15 Oct 2013117 Ystrad Fawr Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4HW
Received 26 Jun 20122 Locations At Brackla Way (Spar & Triangle) Brackla
Received 19 Jun 201247 Fairfield Avenue Maesteg CF34 9LW
Received 18 Sept 202423 Heol y Foelas Bryntirion CF31 4RR
Received 6 Aug 2020Porthcawl Hotel John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 24 Mar 202621 Birch Walk Porthcawl CF36 5AN
Received 22 Jan 201424 Greenmeadow Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BJ
Received 26 Sept 2018Ropsley The Square Porthcawl CF36 3BW
Received 19 Jul 2023Ty Newydd Farm Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Bh
Received 21 Feb 2006Sea View Bungalow Maudlam CF33 4PH
Received 27 Nov 2017Stewart's Wales, Marlas Road Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Ay
Received 27 Jan 2006Garden Of 19 Priory Gardens Bridgend CF31 3LB
Received 22 Dec 201520 Lower Adare Street Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8LW
Received 7 Jul 2010White Gates Tyn Y Caeau Lane Coychurch Bridgend CF35 6AD
Received 30 May 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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