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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 east of the A48 (Crack Hill) A48 Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 14 Apr 202022 Anglesey Way Porthcawl Cf36 3Qp
Received 26 Mar 200710 Bryn Derlwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5EN
Received 24 Jun 201012 Monks Close Pyle Bridgend
Received 21 Mar 200510 Moorlands Road, Bridgend, CF31 3DR
Received 4 Jun 202599 High Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0BP
Received 9 Apr 202457 North Avenue Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6NH
Received 27 Sept 200717 Bryn Glas Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4ES
Received 30 Apr 2021Llangynwyd Playing Fields Maesteg Road Cwmfelin Maesteg CF34 9SN
Received 2 May 2014Cefn Cribbwr Farm Farm Road Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend Cf32 0Ha
Received 7 Oct 2003Litchard Primary School Garfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend CF31 1QB
Received 7 Dec 2011Former St Johns School Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 24 May 202144 Church View Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HF
Received 9 May 201426 Island Farm Close Bridgend Cf31 3Ly
Received 1 Dec 200458 Heol Ty Gwyn Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0EU
Received 21 Jun 202215 Ffordd Rhaglan Heol-Y-Cyw Bridgend Cf35 6Lb
Received 16 Mar 2007Land At Chelsea Avenue Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4RF
Received 27 Aug 200937 Heol Castell Coety Litchard CF31 1PU
Received 3 Sept 202440 Coychurch Road Gardens Bridgend Cf31 3As
Received 29 Jan 20074 Swn Yr Adar Penyfai CF31 4GE
Received 26 Jun 2014Land Off New Street Pantygog Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8DP
Received 16 Nov 201015 Woodland Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5HY
Received 13 Feb 2020Former Chapel Site Adj 3 Waunbant Road Kenfig Hill CF33 6DE
Received 5 Dec 2014Tennis Centre Island Farm site Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 27 Feb 2026Records 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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