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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Hollies Heol Las Coity Bridgend CF35 6BL
Received 17 Mar 2011Land Adjacent 166 Oxford Street Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8DG
Received 10 Apr 2014Newbridge Farmhouse Off Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3PN
Received 24 Mar 20163 Sibrwd Y Dail Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GB
Received 6 Jul 2009210 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BH
Received 15 Aug 202437 Heol Neuadd Domos Cwmfelin Maesteg CF34 9GA
Received 9 Feb 2016Trews Field Industrial Estate Tondu Road Bridgend CF31 4LH
Received 2 Sept 2026Bridgend Life Centre Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4AH
Received 1 Mar 202114 Bredenbury Gardens Porthcawl CF36 3NY
Received 10 Jan 2022Heol Persondy Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RL
Received 21 Oct 2009The Court House 2 Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1LE
Received 27 Jun 2011Rear Of 26 Ffordd Priordy Sarn CF32 9NB
Received 5 Apr 2016Pontycymmer Telephone Exchange Fenton Place Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Dn
Received 7 Feb 2006Plot at Jenners Telecom Drive Bryn Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BQ
Received 22 Dec 201613 Ton Y Groes Pencoed CF35 5PL
Received 25 Aug 20208 Talbot Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9BW
Received 18 Apr 2013Land Front Of 1 Station Road Llangynwyd Maesteg
Received 3 Mar 2004Countrywide Store South Road Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PT
Received 29 Oct 200811 Wind Street Laleston Bridgendcf32 0Nh
Received 21 Jul 200515 The Burrows Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AJ
Received 6 Jun 201170 Oaklands Road Bridgend CF31 4SU
Received 9 Apr 200925 John Street Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0Bl
Received 16 Mar 2004Land off Oakwood Drive Maesteg CF34 9TS
Received 14 Aug 2026'Broomfield House' Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend Cf32 0Ae
Received 20 Aug 2003Records 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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