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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DL
Received 3 Feb 2021Bargain Booze 142 Commercial Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9DW
Received 2 May 20145-5A Caroline Street Bridgend CF31 1DQ
Received 8 Aug 200739 Meadow Lane Porthcawl CF36 5EY
Received 2 Mar 2020Land off Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PH
Received 13 Jun 2017Land adjacent 1 George Street, Caerau, Maesteg, CF34 0UU
Received 27 Nov 202416 Greenwood Close Litchard CF31 1PJ
Received 5 Dec 201698 Coed Parc Court Maesteg Cf34 9Dq
Received 30 Mar 20071 Arlington Road Porthcawl Cf36 3Df
Received 16 Aug 200411 Brian Crescent Porthcawl CF36 5LE
Received 8 Nov 20163 Davis Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9JJ
Received 27 Feb 20121 Bay View Road, Newton, Porthcawl Cf36 5Nf
Received 1 Dec 200417 Kittiwake Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UU
Received 15 Jan 2025Sunhill Laleston CF32 0NS
Received 8 Nov 20218 Ewenny Close Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3HQ
Received 2 Mar 2023Site of 30/32 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3BN
Received 24 Jan 2018Angleton House Off Bridgend Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LW
Received 3 Oct 2013Land Rear 2-6 Wood Green Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4AT
Received 18 Aug 2014Plot 2 Warwick Crescent Porthcawl
Received 16 Mar 2005Dyfri House Pyle Road Pyle CF33 6PG
Received 19 Jun 201575 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Dq
Received 16 Mar 2006Ne Side Of Abergarw Farm New Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LL
Received 31 Oct 20121 Mallard Way Porthcawl CF36 3TQ
Received 26 Sept 20173 Goldsmith Close Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4RZ
Received 23 Jun 2021Records 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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