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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Toncwd Coegnant Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TD
Received 2 Feb 201458 Turberville Street Garth Maesteg Cf34 0Lu
Received 10 Aug 2004Land east of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend
Received 30 Jul 2018Rear of 2 Ton View Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EX
Received 6 Apr 202282 Merthyr Mawr Road, Bridgend, CF31 3NS
Received 16 Apr 202541C Park Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3ER
Received 5 Jun 200840B Sturmi Way Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle CF33 6BZ
Received 23 Jan 201424 Maesteg Road Maesteg CF34 9LD
Received 29 Jan 2014Waste Transfer Station The Old Quarry Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 2 Aug 2016Gwalia House Duffryn Road Maesteg CF34 0SS
Received 15 Sept 2016Land Adj 24 Nant Yr Ychain Tce Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Dl
Received 29 Sept 20048a Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BT
Received 8 Apr 2019Masonic Temple Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 13 Jun 202259 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ss
Received 1 Aug 200540 Heol Llan North Cornelly CF33 4DP
Received 29 Feb 2016Compton House 20 Penprysg Road Pencoed CF35 6SS
Received 21 Feb 2019159 West Road Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Rt
Received 2 Mar 2005Zia Nina 28 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 24 Nov 200816 Victoria Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6ER
Received 2 Apr 2015Ty Heulog Maesteg Road Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Sn
Received 11 Nov 2004Porthcawl Hotel 7-11 John Street Porthcawl CF36 3AP
Received 16 Oct 202433 Pen Parcau Bettws CF32 8SS
Received 23 Apr 2015Tir Hir Rogers Lane Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0EU
Received 11 Apr 202444 Cadogan Street Nantymoel CF32 7TB
Received 31 Dec 2021Records 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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