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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Japonica House Heol Canola Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Tt
Received 12 Jul 200613 Willow Close Porthcawl CF36 5AB
Received 7 Dec 202116 Shelley Drive Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QA
Received 21 Aug 201413 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JQ
Received 15 Sept 20225 Squire Drive Brynmenyn Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf32 9Tx
Received 27 Jul 200654 Heol Fach North Cornelly Bridgend Cf33 4Ln
Received 22 Feb 2006Parcau Isaf Farm Laleston Bridgend CF32 0NB
Received 25 May 2010The Surgery Flat 54a Oxford Street Pontycymmer CF32 8DB
Received 22 Feb 2019Glanwenny Lodge Ewenny Road Bridgend CF35 5AW
Received 16 Aug 2021Ty Parog 28 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3HS
Received 23 Feb 2016Steadmans Garage Unit 13 Spelter Ind Est Coegnant Rd Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Ty
Received 24 Aug 2006Land at Meadow Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EU
Received 3 Sept 201914 Heol Adare Ynysawdre Bridgend Cf32 9Ep
Received 17 Sept 2003Pyle Garden Centre 2 Heol Mostyn Pyle CF33 6BJ
Received 3 Sept 202010 St Davids Way Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ha
Received 9 May 20069 Coed Y Gog Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AE
Received 8 Jun 2011Bryn Gwyn 19 Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9DL
Received 10 Apr 2018St Mary Store 11 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JF
Received 5 Dec 201634 Caerau Road, Caerau, Maesteg, CF34 0PB
Received 30 Dec 2024Blackmill Road (B4061) Morgan's Place Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Yy
Received 1 Jun 2007Green Acres 31 Hillcrest Pen-y-fai Bridgend CF31 4NL
Received 14 Oct 2024Land Opposite 9 Garon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7RH
Received 3 May 201233 Heol Neuadd Domos Maesteg Cf34 9Ga
Received 2 Apr 2007Land within Tremains Wood South-east of Min Y Coed Brackla
Received 12 Oct 2022Records 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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