Understanding planning · 13 min read
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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Pwll Yr Lwrch (1.7km to east of Maesteg and 3km west of Blaengarw) Maesteg
Received 27 Jan 2025Xeinadin Ltd Court House Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BE
Received 16 Jun 2026Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen Heol yr Ysgol Tondu CF32 9EG
Received 30 Aug 20182 Oakengates Porthcawl CF36 5RE
Received 28 Jul 202229 Orchard Drive Porthcawl Cf36 5Rb
Received 31 Jul 20073 Caer Berllan Pencoed CF35 6RR
Received 13 May 2015Cosy Corner Porthcawl Harbourside Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 11 Jun 201911 Windsor Road Porthcawl CF36 3LR
Received 12 May 202314 Kittiwake Close Porthcawl CF36 3UU
Received 14 Feb 2022Glandderw House 20 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig CF32 9BG
Received 19 Oct 20111 Chestnut Drive Porthcawl CF36 5AD
Received 25 Jun 202015 Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 1BX
Received 17 Mar 2011Land At David Street Ocean Farm Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 12 Feb 201019 Swn Yr Afon Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Aj
Received 5 Jul 200432 Westfield Avenue Bridgend
Received 30 Jun 2006Hyfrydol Old Peoples Home, Cemetery Road, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0LW
Received 11 Sept 202622 St Michaels Way Brackla CF31 2BE
Received 19 Aug 2020132 Quarella Road Bridgend CF31 1JT
Received 31 Jul 2008Spelter Industrial Estate Heol Tywith Maesteg CF34 0TY
Received 7 Jan 201128 Hillside Penyfai CF31 4BG
Received 1 Apr 201933 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DL
Received 23 Jul 20186 Erw Deg Bryntirion Bridgend Cf31 4De
Received 23 Apr 200433 Cae Talcen Pencoed CF35 6RP
Received 9 Jul 20202 Priory Oak Brackla Bridgend CF31 2HY
Received 13 Aug 2014Records 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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