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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
122 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl CF36 5EE
Received 29 Jun 2015Penyfai C I W School Heol Eglwys Penyfai CF31 4LX
Received 7 Apr 2014Plot B2 Village Farm Road Village Farm Industrial Estate Bridgend CF33 6BL
Received 29 Apr 202524 Llys Briallen, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2BG
Received 9 Aug 20042 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Df
Received 13 Nov 2006Ewenny Court New Inn Road Ewenny Bridgend Cf35 5Aa
Received 22 May 2006Area A5 Broadlands Estate Bridgend
Received 15 Dec 20051 Maes Yr Ysgol Kenfig Hill Bridgend
Received 14 Mar 2005Gaens Quarry South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RD
Received 24 Jul 201854 Austin Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RS
Received 29 Jan 20098 Queen Street Maesteg CF34 9YN
Received 6 Oct 2021Eyre Court House Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PF
Received 26 Nov 201312-14 Adare Street Bridgend Cf31 1Ej
Received 10 Mar 200422 Ton Tylluan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BE
Received 13 Oct 2010Co-Op Supermarket Lias Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AH
Received 6 Sept 2010Land At Parc View Nantdyrrus Farm Wyndham, Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 14 Oct 20031 Waterton Road Bridgend CF31 3YY
Received 22 Aug 20171-4 City Road & 1-7 West View Bettws Bridgend
Received 9 Nov 20092A Cefn Glas Road Bridgend Cf31 4Pg
Received 9 Mar 200452 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 21 May 20202 Blaen y Ddol Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AD
Received 20 Jan 2022159 West Road Porthcawl CF36 3RT
Received 28 Jul 201716A Market Street Bridgend CF31 1LL
Received 10 Jan 202257 Maerdy Park Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Hx
Received 15 Mar 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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