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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.
7,723 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Heol Ganol Sarn CF32 9PF
Received 12 Jan 2022Site At 14 Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Da
Received 5 Jan 2006Land North Of Brynna Rhondda Cynon Taff
Received 23 Mar 201122 South Street Bridgend
Received 9 May 20057 Eleanor Close Pencoed CF35 6RD
Received 8 Jun 2020Hendre Gardens Adj Hendre Rd Pencoed Bridgend
Received 25 Nov 200320a Ffald Road Pyle CF33 6AD
Received 21 Jan 2020South Wales Police Headquarters Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3SU
Received 21 Nov 2019Silverton Litchard Terrace Bridgend CF31 1PN
Received 26 May 202069 Priory Oak Brackla CF31 2HZ
Received 24 May 2013Willowdale 13 Beech Grove Porthcawl CF36 5DP
Received 11 Jan 20221A Dock Street, Porthcawl, Cf36 3Bl
Received 24 Mar 200613 Longlands Close Pyle CF33 6LR
Received 8 Feb 2013Land Adj Llynfi Afan Windfarm Abergwynfi Port Talbot
Received 28 May 201510 Reynallt Place Porthcawl CF36 3DR
Received 27 Nov 202030 Mayfield Avenue, Laleston, Bridgend, CF32 0LH
Received 16 Jan 2025137 Hazeldene Avenue Brackla CF31 2JR
Received 20 Apr 201716 Tre Newydd Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6EZ
Received 21 Feb 201121 Victoria Sreet Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8NW
Received 26 Mar 2007Land adjacent to Pantyrawel Road Pantyrawel CF32 7LA
Received 1 Sept 2017St Teilo's Church, Merthyr Mawr Road, Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, CF32 0LS
Received 16 Feb 202661 Park Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3ER
Received 10 Nov 202531 High Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Du
Received 17 Jan 2006Bridgend College - Pencoed Campus Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5LG
Received 7 May 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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