Understanding planning · 13 min read
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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Penybryn Road Brynmenyn CF32 9HT
Received 9 Sept 201634 St Illtyds Road Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Jy
Received 12 Jan 20068 Ffordd Candleston Broadlands CF31 5DU
Received 22 Apr 2022Bryneithin Care Home Crown Road Maesteg CF34 0LN
Received 16 Oct 20188 Llwyn Castan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FG
Received 4 Apr 2018Red Dragon Litchard Hill Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QJ
Received 7 Jul 200821 Austin Avenue Laleston CF32 0LG
Received 20 Feb 2017Glasfryn County Smallholdings Hendre Road Coity Bridgend CF35 6RB
Received 21 Nov 2013Ty Newydd West Plas, Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Bh
Received 18 May 2004Longacre Old Coachmans Lane Court Colman Bridgend CF32 0HD
Received 10 Mar 2023Brackla Tabernacle Apostolic Church Whitethorn Drive Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LL
Received 14 Jun 2013Gaylard Buildings Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BD
Received 3 May 20194A Old Bakery, Abergarw Trading Estate, Brynmenyn, CF32 9LW
Received 14 Dec 2015Y Bwthyn Newydd Princess Of Wales Hospital Bridgend
Received 11 Sept 2003Land off Heol Faen (Dan y Coed & Preswylfa) Maesteg CF34 0JA
Received 15 Jan 201887 The Avenue Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8LY
Received 9 Aug 20125 Heol Ton Sarn CF32 9UP
Received 1 Oct 20216 Clevis Hill Porthcawl CF36 5NT
Received 6 Apr 202111 Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Db
Received 2 Aug 2006Maerdy Hotel Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NA
Received 8 Apr 201331a Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5PF
Received 29 Apr 2019154 Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Nb
Received 18 Oct 2004Fairfield Main Road Coychurch CF35 5HD
Received 17 May 2021Ymca 25 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AP
Received 16 Nov 2009Records 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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