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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Coed Parc Library Park Street Bridgend CF31 4BA
Received 7 Feb 2018Garden of 1 Heol Gadlys Litchard CF31 1PD
Received 2 Feb 2018Land adjacent to Pyle Fish Shop 1 Ffald Road Pyle CF33 6AA
Received 15 Jan 2020Maesteg Town Hall 27 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 16 Nov 2020Junction New Inn Road & Merthyr Mawr Village Bridgend
Received 29 Jun 200414 Clos Waterton Waterton Bridgend Cf31 3Ye
Received 2 Aug 2006Neuadd Domos Farm Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SD
Received 9 Jun 2014Rockwool Ltd Wern Tarw Road Wern Tarw Bridgend CF35 6NY
Received 6 Dec 201815 Llys y Wennol Coity CF35 6FD
Received 20 Jul 2020Esporta Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend CF31 3YW
Received 26 Sept 201172 Ystad Celyn Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 16 May 201729 Wernlys Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4NS
Received 9 Jun 2008Haregrove Farm Tranch Laleston CF32 0NR
Received 25 Mar 2026Ysbyty Tywysoges Cyrmu Princess of Wales Hospital Access Roads Bridgend CF31 1RQ
Received 14 Jul 201710 South Parade Maesteg CF34 0AB
Received 18 Mar 201915 Ogmore Drive Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Hr
Received 19 Nov 2004Tir Hir Farm Rogers Lane Laleston Bridgend CF32 0EU
Received 24 Jan 20146 Glasfryn Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JN
Received 14 Aug 2013Barn No 1 Manor Farm Danygraig Porthcawl Porthcawl Cf36 5Sp
Received 20 Aug 2003Plot 20 Abergarw Meadow Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 8YG
Received 12 Oct 2020WEPA UK Ltd Bridgend Paper Mills Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 10 Oct 2024Brocastle House Brocastle Bridgend Cf35 5Au
Received 22 Nov 2005Porthcawl Harbourside Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 2 Apr 2008Land At Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 17 Jan 2011Records 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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