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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.
7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adj To 15 West Rhonndda Road Pontyrhyl Bridgend CF32 8LJ
Received 16 Feb 2016Ty Davian Pantyrawel Bridgend CF32 7HU
Received 25 Feb 201517 Heol Treharne Coytrahen CF32 0DS
Received 1 Jun 201691 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 16 Mar 202340 Heol Maes Yr Haf Pencoed Bridgend
Received 1 Mar 2004Cartref Care Home 284 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Pl
Received 7 Feb 200616 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 22 Jun 2016Land Assoc. Cefn Machen Uchaf Farm Blackmill Bridgend Cf35 6Ue
Received 27 Feb 2007Land Adj 29 West Street Aberkenfig Bridgend
Received 2 Mar 2004Plot R/O 35 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AA
Received 5 Nov 201222 Severn Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3LN
Received 12 Jul 20102 Sandpiper Road, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UD
Received 17 Dec 2024Cadair Fach Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Np
Received 1 Mar 20077 Swn Yr Adar Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GE
Received 20 Feb 2009Castell House Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9SD
Received 10 Feb 20147 Brynteg Heol Y Cyw Bridgend Cf35 6Hn
Received 19 Sept 200565 Bowham Avenue Bridgend Cf31 3Pa
Received 8 Mar 2004Gwynfryn Heol Las Maudlam Bridgend CF33 4PH
Received 13 Jul 2009151 Oaklands Road Bridgend Cf31 4Sx
Received 20 Oct 200438 Pond Mawr Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0NG
Received 10 Oct 200888 Picton Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0HH
Received 16 Mar 202259/61 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AY
Received 16 Sept 201196 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0AE
Received 4 Nov 2014Former Margam Surface Mine Neath Port Talbot
Received 18 Apr 2018Records 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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