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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 Heol Y Berllan Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LE
Received 29 Mar 201024 Llys Briallen Brackla CF31 2BG
Received 30 Mar 2016Devonian House 42a Pyle Road Pyle CF33 6PG
Received 9 Jul 2020Tynton Farmhouse Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8NY
Received 7 May 2014Land At Cae Helyg Farm Panthirwaun Road Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9YJ
Received 5 Dec 200721 Northways Porthcawl CF36 5LB
Received 11 Jan 2016Former Police House Bethania Row Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Ab
Received 17 Sept 20048 Dock Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3BL
Received 8 Jan 20138 Y Llest Penyfai CF31 4NA
Received 27 Jun 20176 Waterton Close Waterton CF31 3YE
Received 31 Oct 2017125 Abercerdin Road Gilfach Goch CF39 8RR
Received 7 Dec 2018Plot 2600 Central Park off Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TY
Received 7 Jun 202319 Commercial Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DH
Received 19 Nov 2009West House Bryngarn Rhiwceiliog Bridgend CF35 6NE
Received 23 Apr 2015Tondu Rugby Football Club Tondu Bridgend
Received 23 Jul 20048 West Rhondda Road Pontyrhyl Bridgend CF32 8LJ
Received 13 Aug 20082 Rhodfa Cnocell Y Coed Bridgend CF31 5FS
Received 19 Jun 2018Pant y Wal Wind Farm (phase 2) Ogmore Vale CF35 6EG
Received 22 Mar 2023Anghorfa Heol Spencer Coity Bridgend Cf35 6As
Received 13 Feb 20069 Traws Fynydd Brackla CF31 2HR
Received 11 Mar 20201 Waterton Road Waterton CF31 3YY
Received 6 Jul 2017Tabor Chapel, Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Hj
Received 5 Apr 200415 Angelton Green Penyfai Bridgend Cf31 4Lq
Received 17 May 2005Plots 4000 and 3000 Central Park Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RH
Received 11 Dec 2023Records 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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