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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Hazelmead Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Aq
Received 3 Nov 2003Wilderness Lake Rear Ger Y Lyn Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5ND
Received 24 Jul 201340 Mill Street Maesteg CF34 9HT
Received 11 Jan 2022Hirolwg Mountain Lane Road Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PN
Received 27 May 2010Nantyffyllon Rfc Blosse Street Maesteg Bridgend
Received 28 Jan 201011 Cae Talcen Penprysg Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rp
Received 16 Feb 200436 Fulmar Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3UL
Received 4 Jul 202434 Commercial Street Nantymoel CF32 7NW
Received 7 Oct 201574 Eustace Drive Bryncethin CF32 9EX
Received 28 Apr 2020Llwydarth Farm Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HB
Received 12 Nov 2007Open space to the rear of Sedd Goch Brackla CF31 2HN
Received 17 Nov 2020Rear 1 Locks Court Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3JJ
Received 7 Mar 201139 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AP
Received 26 Aug 200970 Chantal Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NW
Received 25 Jul 2014Sunningdale Zig Zag Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EH
Received 28 Sept 2018Land Between Crown Road & Crown Rise Maesteg Bridgend
Received 13 Apr 20104 De Clare Close Porthcawl CF36 3JH
Received 1 Sept 2014Caner Bach Farmhouse Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EP
Received 3 Mar 20114 Mallard Way Rest Bay Porthcawl Cf36 3Tq
Received 6 Jun 2006Upper Ogmore Valley Between Blaengwynfi, Nantymoel & Blaengarw in Bridgend & Neath Port Talbot
Received 11 Nov 2020Rear Garden 6 High Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Hy
Received 17 Sept 200417 Coychurch Road Gardens Bridgend Cf31 3As
Received 30 Jul 200462 Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5RA
Received 8 Apr 2009Bridgend Railway Station Station Hill Bridgend CF31 1BB
Received 5 Feb 2018Records 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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