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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Bryntirion Hill Bridgend CF31 4DA
Received 20 Oct 2010Land Adj 50-51 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LQ
Received 26 Apr 20124 Picton Close Bridgend Cf31 3Hg
Received 31 Mar 200624 Ogwy Street Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7SA
Received 8 Apr 200824 Gregory Close Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RF
Received 27 Aug 201045 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 5 Oct 202125 Bryn Glas, Bryntirion, Bridgend, CF31 4ES
Received 14 Jan 202511 Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Ny
Received 15 Aug 200344 Wyndham Street Evanstown Bridgend CF39 8RT
Received 28 Nov 2008Land At Former Llanilid Open Cast Coal Mine Llanharan Pontyclun
Received 14 Nov 2006Former The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 14 Jan 201921 Wyndham Street Bridgend CF31 1ED
Received 28 Oct 2020Royal Oak Station Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EP
Received 4 Nov 20082 Curlew Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3QA
Received 1 Jun 200939 Turberville Street Maesteg Cf34 0Lp
Received 7 Aug 200326 Nant Ffornwg, Cefn Glas, Bridgend, CF31 4TJ
Received 9 May 2025Cynhordy Farm Bryn Terrace Lletty Brongu Maesteg CF34 0EA
Received 10 Jul 2023Former Sunnyside Council Offices & Magistrates Court site Sunnyside Road / Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 6 Aug 202420 Golden Terrace Maesteg CF34 9BX
Received 5 Aug 2013Queens Hotel 69 Castle Street Maesteg CF34 9YL
Received 14 Sept 20185 Hazel Close Porthcawl CF36 5RG
Received 17 Sept 202129 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 1 May 2020Porthcawl Comprehensive School 52 Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3ES
Received 23 Jan 201214 - 18 Queen Street Bridgend CF31 1HX
Received 15 Jul 2011Records 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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