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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.
7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 Pen Y Fro Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6JG
Received 23 Sept 20093 Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend CF32 9PA
Received 16 Aug 200723 Riverside Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Da
Received 2 Mar 2006The Old Police Station John Street Porthcawl CF36 3DT
Received 29 Apr 201611 Well Street Porthcawl CF36 3BE
Received 9 Aug 2018Forge Travel, Forge Industrial Estate, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, CF34 0AH
Received 28 Mar 20253 Leckwith Rise Bryntirion Hill Bridgend CF31 4HB
Received 27 May 2015Land adjacent The Clock House Heol Groes Faen Porthcawl CF36 3SP
Received 13 Jun 202470 Ystrad Fawr, Bridgend, CF31 4HW
Received 14 Jul 2026Fforchlas Cottage Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8HS
Received 6 Nov 2014Unit 9 Heol Mostyn Village Farm Industrial Estate Pyle CF33 6BJ
Received 19 Jun 2013148 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5BL
Received 16 Dec 201428 Ysbryd Y Coed Pen Y Fai Bridgend Cf31 4Gf
Received 18 Apr 200657 Rushfield Gardens Bridgend Cf31 1Df
Received 2 May 20067 Raphael Avenue Brackla Bridgend CF31 2AU
Received 27 Apr 20092 Coed Parc Court Bridgend CF31 4HU
Received 2 Nov 20121 High Street, Laleston, Bridgend, CF32 0LD
Received 29 Aug 2025Plots 1 2 & 3 Ty Bryn Terrace Hendre Road Pencoed
Received 16 Nov 2005Greenbank Broadview Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9DF
Received 27 Jul 20202 Sandpiper Road Porthcawl CF36 3UD
Received 3 Dec 2018Croft Kennels Waun Davey House Heol Llan Coity Cf35 6Bu
Received 26 Jan 200654 St Christophers Road, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5RY
Received 6 May 202526-28 Adare Street Bridgend CF31 1EN
Received 4 Aug 2021Hut 9 Island Farm Bridgend
Received 8 Jan 2020Records 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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