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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Jennings Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 30 May 201714 Cae Cenydd Brackla Bridgend CF31 2ES
Received 4 Mar 2024Ty Elis 14 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HG
Received 11 Apr 2016Garage site to rear of Simpsons Way Pyle CF33 6LG
Received 4 Sept 2023Land Based Building Bridgend College Pencoed Campus Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LG
Received 25 Nov 2020Land Alongside Wyndham Court Fairways North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Dh
Received 26 Oct 20067 Celtic Road Maesteg CF34 0YJ
Received 30 Jun 2021Cemex Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4JH
Received 13 Jul 2009Land At Waterton Cross Roundabout Heronston Lane Bridgend CF31 3YY
Received 27 Jan 2011Parish Hall Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9EB
Received 17 Sept 2013Land Adjacent 20 Bradfield Avenue Bridgend CF31 4HL
Received 17 Oct 20134 Clos Castell Coity Broadlands Bridgend Cf31 5Dw
Received 2 Mar 2006Fairview Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Pa
Received 17 Nov 2003Coity Castle Coity Bridgend CF35 6BA
Received 7 Jan 2022Trinity Chapel Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5RA
Received 8 Jul 2022The Coppings Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yr
Received 27 Feb 2007Canola House Residential Home Heol Canola Sarn Bridgend CF32 9TY
Received 19 Jan 201219 Y Dderwen Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9HX
Received 22 Mar 2017Barn Adj Brynteg Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5LP
Received 30 Jan 2008Next Unit 3 Picton Court Retail Park Waterton CF31 3XX
Received 13 Jan 20237 Severn Road Porthcawl CF36 3LW
Received 20 Oct 2020264 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ba
Received 27 Jul 2005Parc Derwen - Land Parcel R4-1 Coity Bridgend
Received 17 May 201128 Riverside Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Da
Received 23 Jan 2004Records 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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