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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Between 9 Westward Close & 30 Banc Yr Allt Bryntirion CF31 4XD
Received 13 Apr 2021Telecomms Site 18789 Pyle M4 Cutting Bridge Over M4, A48 North Cornelly CF33 4RX
Received 10 May 201669 Meadow Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EY
Received 16 Jun 201510 Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SN
Received 25 Jun 20083 Heol Adare Ynysawdre Bridgend CF32 9EP
Received 20 Nov 20154 Brynteg Avenue Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Bb
Received 16 Jun 2005156 Newton Nottage Road, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5ED
Received 12 Sept 20256 St Teilo's Road Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Jz
Received 20 Jan 2005St. Clares Convent Clevis Lane Porthcawl CF36 5NR
Received 25 Jan 20212 Linnet Way Brackla CF31 2NX
Received 15 Feb 202242 Esplanade Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3YU
Received 29 Feb 2016Land off Albany Road Pontycymmer CF32 8HE
Received 17 May 2019Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Rest Bay, Porthcawl CF36 3UW
Received 19 Sept 201452 Badgers Mead Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Pz
Received 15 Aug 2005Land South West of Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DP
Received 15 May 2015Plot Adj Llanmoor Development Broadlands Bridgend
Received 20 Jul 200443 Heol Adare Ynysawdre CF32 9EP
Received 14 Oct 202039 Heol Pandy Llangeinor CF32 8RA
Received 23 Jan 2018Ffordd Y Gyfraith Farm, Ffordd Y Gyfraith, Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend Cf32 0Bs
Received 6 Jun 2005Land Rear 15 Park Terrace, Tondu
Received 27 Nov 200742 Salisbury Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EG
Received 9 Sept 2011Land Adj Maesteg Rfc & Sports Centre Maesteg Cf34 9Ds
Received 26 Oct 200630 Ffordd Y Mynach Pyle Bridgend Cf33 6Ht
Received 19 Jan 200544 Honeysuckle Way Brackla CF31 2NT
Received 11 Oct 2013Records 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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