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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Cynwyd Church Llangynwyd Village Llangynwyd Maesteg
Received 7 Jun 200417 Commercial Street Maesteg
Received 27 Aug 200410 Plas Kenfig North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4BN
Received 12 Jun 201381 The Woodlands Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JG
Received 20 Nov 201854 Austin Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RS
Received 27 Oct 2008Barn At Ty Draw Farm Ty Merchant Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6PN
Received 22 Sept 200841 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6BU
Received 24 Aug 2023Old Cottage Bistro 2A Queen Street Bridgend CF31 1HX
Received 25 Jun 2009Opposite 1 Coegnant Road Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 0Td CF34 OTD
Received 2 Sept 2005Turboville Garage Cemetery Road Maesteg CF34 0LW
Received 13 Dec 2019Corner Cefn Road / Bedford Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend
Received 19 Mar 2008Land off Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3XB
Received 24 Apr 20175 Hill View Pencoed CF35 6JW
Received 2 Jan 2020Southcove 2 Esplanade Porthcawl CF36 3YW
Received 31 May 2017Elder Street Cottages Bridgend CF31 1EU
Received 1 Dec 2011Bridgend Designer Outlet Designer Outlet Village Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9SU
Received 19 Nov 20244 Sarn Hill Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RU
Received 21 Jul 202389A Westward Place Bridgend CF31 4XB
Received 10 Apr 201242 Dunraven Place Bridgend Cf31 1Jb
Received 4 Jul 2007Bryn Sarn / Bryn Garden Sarn Hill Sarn Bridgend CF32 9RW
Received 22 Jan 202420 Badgers Brook Brackla CF31 2QS
Received 25 Jul 201414 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JD
Received 19 Mar 201869 Heol Onnen North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DT
Received 27 Aug 2021Cambrian House Stormy Down Bridgend CF32 0NW
Received 12 Mar 2008Records 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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