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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dan Yr Awel Heol Las Coity Bridgend CF35 6BS
Received 11 Sept 200947 South Road Porthcawl CF36 3DG
Received 17 Feb 202132 Pant Street Pantygog Pontycymmer CF32 8DY
Received 21 May 2018Land Adj. Plas Penycae Pen-Y-Cae Bridgend Cf32 9Sn
Received 8 Jun 2004Colonel North Memorial Hall Maesteg
Received 8 Feb 200564 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend Cf31 3Dn
Received 21 Oct 20031 Lower Adare Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Lw
Received 19 Mar 2004Carey Baptist Church 1-3 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Bn
Received 21 May 200433 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AD
Received 9 Nov 2022Pen Y Cae 32 Heol Las North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4AS
Received 15 May 2013Land North Cefn Carfan Road Heol Laethog Bridgend CF32 9JE
Received 15 Jan 2013Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 7 Jan 201914 Pentwyn Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Sb
Received 15 Apr 200427 Park Court Road Bridgend CF31 4BP
Received 21 Sept 200936 Woodland Place North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Ew
Received 29 Jun 200430 Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BA
Received 26 Mar 201874 Turberville Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0LU
Received 26 Aug 2008Spar Stores Unit 2B Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JS
Received 3 Jun 201317 Arlington Road Porthcawl CF36 3DF
Received 18 May 2021Unit 9A Retail Quarter Bank Buildings Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3SB
Received 17 Jun 201516 Briary Way Brackla CF31 2PT
Received 22 Feb 2021Ocean Farm off David Street Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 2 Dec 20195 Hawkhurst Court Porthcawl CF36 3NU
Received 12 Jun 20183 Clevisfield Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5NU
Received 12 Jan 2023Records 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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