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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.
7,685 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
21 Mayfield Avenue Laleston Bridgend CF32 0LH
Received 26 Jun 2023Land adj Travis Perkins, Waterton Road, Waterton, Bridgend CF31 3YY
Received 5 Feb 20265 Heol Ewenny Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Qa
Received 4 Jun 200428 Highfield Avenue Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Qr
Received 2 Dec 2005Llys Brocastle off A48 Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 4 Jul 2017112-113 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Dl
Received 14 May 2004Red Hill Farm Laleston CF32 0NB
Received 13 Mar 202043 Alexandra Road Pontycymmer CF32 8HB
Received 4 Dec 2014Mordal Bay View Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NF
Received 6 Aug 2008Glan Y Mor Maudlam Ton Kenfig Bridgend Cf33 4Pr
Received 17 Sept 2003Land adjacent to 23 Canberra Road Bridgend CF31 1HH
Received 28 Oct 202120 Rhodfa Mes Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BF
Received 6 Nov 2012Storage Building At Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 25 Jun 2010Woolworths 1A John Street Porthcawl Cf36 3Ar
Received 26 Jul 2006Mynydd Yr Aber Land Near Elec. Substation At Pant-Y-Wal Wind Farm Ogmore Valley CF32 7ST
Received 25 Feb 201619 Litchard Cross Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Nz
Received 8 Nov 20047 Heol Pandy Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Ra
Received 16 Apr 2007New Inn Bridge Merthr Mawr Bridgend
Received 6 Oct 200313 Clevis Hill Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NT
Received 14 Nov 20116 Llangeinor Road Brynmenyn CF32 9LY
Received 20 Jul 20205 Pen Llwyn Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AZ
Received 25 Feb 202223 Llwyn Glas Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5AH
Received 13 Mar 2008Land West of Maesteg Road Tondu
Received 9 May 20168-10 Commercial Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Bl
Received 5 Nov 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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