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.
7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
248 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BA
Received 26 Feb 2008Logica Cmg Bridgend Science Park Po B0x 110 Technology Drive Bridgend Cf31 3Wa
Received 3 Mar 2006Odeon Cimema Designer Outlet Village Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 28 Aug 2012Land At 19 Bettws Road Brynmneyn Bridgend CF32 9HY
Received 15 Aug 20073 Llwyn Coch Broadlands CF31 5BJ
Received 18 Dec 202332 Llys Penfro, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5NQ
Received 4 Nov 2024Land Side Of 24 Nantyrychain Terrace Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 16 May 201141 Fairfield Road Bridgend CF31 3DT
Received 3 Dec 2009Parcels R21 & R22 Parc Derwen Coity
Received 9 May 201655 Heol Y Bardd Bridgend Cf31 4Ss
Received 12 Apr 2005Tesco Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SQ
Received 19 Mar 2009Apple Acre Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5HN
Received 7 Feb 2012Mercedes House Old Field Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LJ
Received 23 Jun 2025Land At Heol Cae Bach Llangeinor Bridgend
Received 7 Oct 2004Mucross Llan Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HW
Received 27 Oct 200822 Heol Shon Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend CF32 0BG
Received 25 Aug 2015St John The Baptist's Church Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Pd
Received 18 Apr 200721 Heol Y Bryn Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Sy
Received 3 Aug 2006100 Yr Ysfa Maesteg Cf34 9Be
Received 18 Nov 200538 Park Street Bridgend CF31 4AX
Received 4 Oct 20225B Penybont Road Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Py
Received 18 Nov 200425 Llan Road Llangynwyd CF34 9TD
Received 27 Jul 2022Bridgend Telephone Exchange Brackla Street Bridgend Cf31 1Db
Received 16 Feb 2007Brynmynach Farm Llan Road Maesteg Bridgend
Received 13 Dec 2010Records 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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