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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Moor Lane Porthcawl CF36 3EJ
Received 11 Oct 2018Land adjacent to Stormy Down Quarry Heol y Splott Pyle
Received 22 Nov 2016Chapel Barns Merthyr Mawr Bridgend CF32 0LR
Received 23 Aug 20246 Gull Hollow Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BQ
Received 8 May 201323 Ewenny Road Maesteg CF34 9TR
Received 25 Mar 2019Former Sunnyside Council Offices & Magistrates Court site Sunnyside Road / Glan Y Parc Bridgend CF31 4AJ
Received 29 Jun 2020Summerville Bungalow Heol Las Mawdlam CF33 4PH
Received 13 Mar 201716 Sunnyside Road Bridgend Cf31 4Ae
Received 2 Aug 2006Land Rear Of Blundell Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3YY
Received 27 Jul 201118 Coychurch Road Bridgend Cf31 3Ap
Received 29 Apr 20055 Garnwen Road Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ey
Received 17 May 2006Land Adj 24 Nantyrychain Terrace Pontycymmer Bridgend
Received 15 Apr 200834 St Georges Avenue Wildmill CF31 1RS
Received 26 May 201733 Lark Rise Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Nu
Received 20 Apr 200654 Hazeldene Avenue Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JP
Received 2 May 201216 Rhodfa Mes Broadlands Estate Bridgend Cf31 5Bf
Received 17 Jun 2005Land At Tyn Y Caeau Lane Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 9 Jul 2010Island Farm Institute of Sport Island Farm Bridgend CF32 0NU
Received 30 Jan 20177 Gwaun Coed Brackla CF31 2HS
Received 14 Jul 202016 Park Court Road Bridgend CF31 4BW
Received 2 May 201373 Underwood Place Brackla Bridgend CF31 2LS
Received 22 Mar 201126 Baiden Avenue Kenfig Hill CF33 6NF
Received 27 Jun 2022Barn At Bryngwenith Farm Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Nt
Received 8 Sept 20033A Parc Plaza Waterton Bridgend CF31 3XX
Received 7 Apr 2016Records 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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