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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.
7,613 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13 Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3HN
Received 27 Jul 202112 Ton Tylluan Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BE
Received 29 Jun 20154 Heol Blandy Broadlands CF31 5FN
Received 28 Oct 2022Land Opp 7 8 & 9 Garon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Rh
Received 13 Apr 2005Trem Y Mor Bettws Road Bettws Bridgend Cf32 8Un
Received 17 Dec 2003Lynfi Biomass Power Station Nr Llangynwyd Bridgend
Received 1 Dec 2015Rest View Heol Ton Ton Kenfig Bridgend CF33 4PS
Received 6 Feb 202373B Ystad Celyn, Maesteg CF34 9LT
Received 16 Jan 2025McDonald's Restaurant Picton Court Retail Park Waterton CF31 3XX
Received 20 Sept 2017Plot 65 Bryn y Garreg Cae Hendre Coity CF35 6HB
Received 9 Nov 2017Plot 14 Nantymoel Row (west of 1 & 2 Brynhyfryd) Nantymoel CF32 7RN
Received 4 Mar 2021Parc Farm Coity CF35 6AS
Received 23 Jul 2018Plot Adj 7 Pen Y Bryn Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9HT
Received 2 Sept 2013Char-Beck Barn Bryngwenith Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NT
Received 29 Feb 200810 Dunraven Place Bridgend Cf31 1Jd
Received 20 Nov 2006Existing Tractor & Machine Store South Road Farm Fulmar Road Porthcawl CF36 3TB
Received 19 Jan 202227 Park Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3EP
Received 29 Jul 2009100 Parkfields Road Bridgend Cf31 2Jj
Received 11 Dec 2006Rear 106 Tudor Estate Maesteg CF34 0SP
Received 29 Sept 201424 Park Court Road, Bridgend, CF31 4BW
Received 28 Feb 202542 Brynawel Bettws Bridgend Cf32 8Sa
Received 12 Jul 2004Peter Lloyd Rallying Kodak House Brynmenyn Ind Estate Brynmenyn CF32 9LW
Received 13 Sept 2006Ael-y-Don Ty-Fry Road Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BB
Received 10 Aug 201782 The Chase Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JJ
Received 2 Aug 2012Records 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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