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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
31 Rowan Lane Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9LQ
Received 3 Nov 201132 Heol Y Groes Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Pe
Received 20 Oct 2006Old School House Heol-Yr-Ysgol, Coity, Bridgend, CF35 6BL
Received 22 Jan 2024Glynogwr Lodge Ty Pentwyn Glynogwr Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 25 Mar 2015Land At Duffryn Oaks Hendre Road Pencoed
Received 1 Nov 20109 Garon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend
Received 25 Nov 2003Land off Ffordd yr Eglwys (Trem Capel y Pil) North Cornelly CF33 4HP
Received 5 Nov 20195 Ffordd Antwn Tondu Bridgend CF32 9GD
Received 25 Nov 201113 Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 18 Jan 2016Former Washery Site Off Crown Road Maesteg Cf34 0Ab
Received 15 Jun 2007Land At End Of Garon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend
Received 28 Sept 201225 Heol Maendy North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Dd
Received 24 Sept 200422 Ffordd Haearn / Iron Way Parc Derllwyn Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Bf
Received 31 Jul 20066 Hawthorne Drive South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RF
Received 27 Jun 201211 Cefn Nant Pencoed CF35 6JE
Received 9 Oct 2014Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Porthcawl CF36 3UW
Received 17 Dec 2010Land rear of 32 Heol Llansantffraid Sarn CF32 9NW
Received 3 Jan 201814 Clevis Crescent Porthcawl CF36 5PA
Received 3 Feb 2021Tesco Extra Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SQ
Received 28 Feb 2022Bayswater Tubes Site Heol Y Geifr Pencoed CF35 6UG
Received 19 Jan 201630 Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6TN
Received 12 Oct 202033 Blackmill Road Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yn
Received 17 Apr 200753 Heol Onnen North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Dt
Received 6 Feb 2006Pontycymmer Energy Park Plot 1a Ffaldau Industrial Estate Victoria Street Pontycymmer
Received 11 Dec 2017Records 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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