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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 Georgian Way Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Ex
Received 24 Mar 2005Ty Graig New Mill Blackmill CF35 6DN
Received 14 Jun 201921 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Nh
Received 17 Mar 200536 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3HS
Received 7 Feb 201419 Garnwen Road Nantffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ey
Received 4 Oct 2007Plots 6 & 7 Land At Ty Bryn Terrace Pencoed Bridgend
Received 28 Sept 200764 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 14 Feb 2020Former Stores Garn Road Maesteg Bridgend
Received 9 Jul 2010Bryngarw Country Park Visitor Centre Brynmenyn CF32 8UU
Received 4 Aug 2011Post Office 26 The Strand Blaengarw Bridgend CF32 8AA
Received 26 Mar 2010Land North Of Junction 33 ~ M4 (Approx. 13 Km From Cardiff City Centre)
Received 16 Jan 2007Bryntirion, Hendre Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6PU
Received 5 Dec 202455 Heol Onnen North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Dt
Received 30 Mar 200714 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AX
Received 5 Jun 20244 Chantal Avenue Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NN
Received 8 Jul 201551 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SR
Received 21 Jun 2023Land At Court Colman Old Coachmans Road Bridgend CF32 0HD
Received 24 Apr 201214 Quarella Close Bridgend Cf31 1Lg
Received 12 Sept 2003Greyfriars Barn Clevis Hill Porthcawl CF36 5PB
Received 26 May 2015Land At Island Farm Bridgend
Received 3 Jun 2004Bettws Centre Bettws Road Bettws Bridgend Cf32 8Tb
Received 16 Jul 200433 Ffordd Leyshon Bryncethin CF32 9AZ
Received 3 Jul 2020Former Gwalia Site Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7BL
Received 18 Feb 2010Penybont Football Club Bryntirion Park Bridgend CF31 4JU
Received 29 May 2019Records 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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