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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 Morris Street Maesteg CF34 9EL
Received 23 Dec 2019Bridgend Designer Outlet Food Court Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 12 Nov 20246 White Hart Cottages Llan Road Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 9SE
Received 3 Mar 201135 Wyndham Street, Bridgend, CF31 1EB
Received 29 Jan 2025Clement Farmhouse Tythegston Bridgend CF32 0ND
Received 26 Apr 202336 Tanyrallt Avenue Pendre Bridgend Cf31 1Pq
Received 10 Jan 2007Land adj to Pantyrawel Road Pantyrawel CF32 7BE
Received 29 Oct 20191 Court Road Bridgend Cf31 1Be
Received 7 Nov 2006Unit 5, Forge Ind. Est., Nantyffyllon, Maesteg Cf34 0Ba
Received 3 May 2005Bridgend Deaf Sports & Social Club Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 31 Mar 2009Ground floor west wing 31 Ffordd Yr Hen Gae Pencoed CF35 5LJ
Received 11 Oct 202428 Clos Y Cudyll Coch Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FW
Received 2 Oct 2012107 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RY
Received 1 Mar 2021Plot 2 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 16 Jun 2023Land At Ty Tanglwyst Dairy Pyle Bridgend CF33 4FA
Received 12 Nov 2012Land Rear Of Derllwyn House Derllwyn Road Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Dl
Received 18 Dec 200615 Y Goedlan Cwmfelin Maesteg Cf34 9Gd
Received 19 Jan 2007Former Grain Store Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3TB
Received 25 Apr 202314 Greenacres South Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Se
Received 10 Nov 2003Land Adj 31 Austin Avenue Laleston Bridgend Cf32 0Lg
Received 22 Jun 200411 Felindre Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PB
Received 26 Apr 201121 Orchard Drive Porthcawl CF36 5RB
Received 6 Oct 2017Oxford Court flats Ogmore Vale CF32 7EL
Received 16 Aug 2024281 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Be
Received 3 Oct 2003Records 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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