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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.
7,624 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
78 Davis Avenue Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Jl
Received 22 Jul 2005St Johns School Church Street Newton Porthcawl CF36 5SJ
Received 24 Aug 202267 St Michaels Way Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Bt
Received 19 Jun 20071 Sandpiper Road Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Ud
Received 3 Feb 200427 Dunraven Street Aberkenfig CF32 9AS
Received 8 Sept 2025Land at Gwernllwyn Fawr Farm Heol Richard Price Bettws CF32 8UL
Received 4 May 2023Leamington Cottage 5 Brickyard Lane Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PP
Received 3 Jul 2009221 New Road Porthcawl Cf36 5Bn
Received 20 Oct 2005Rear Of Cornelly Garage Heol Fach North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HY
Received 13 Dec 201310 Heol Heulog Evanstown Porth CF39 8RN
Received 17 Nov 201149 Station Street Maesteg Bridgend Cf34 9Al
Received 14 Sept 200549 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DH
Received 20 Jul 2016Land Adj 2 & 3 Jubilee Gardens Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5TB
Received 2 Oct 200737 Clos Yr Eryr Coity CF35 6HE
Received 22 Nov 2017Former Seagulls Cafe 66 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 12 Nov 2007Maes Yr Haf Keir Hardie Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9NG
Received 10 Oct 20122 Bragdy Cottages Byeastwood Coity CF35 6BN
Received 12 Apr 2019Land Off Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3XU
Received 11 May 2016106 Maes Talcen Brackla CF31 2LQ
Received 30 Jul 201329 Sanderling Way Porthcawl CF36 3TD
Received 24 Nov 2022Mill View off A4063 Coytrahen CF32 0EB
Received 14 Jul 202124 Curlew Road Porthcawl CF36 3QA
Received 20 Dec 2012270/270A New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BA
Received 23 Jan 20155 Technology Drive Bridgend CF31 3NA
Received 9 Apr 2026Records 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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