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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Riverside Aberkenfig Bridgend
Received 27 Nov 20078 Queen Street Maesteg CF34 9YN
Received 5 Aug 201445 Great Western Avenue Bridgend CF31 1NN
Received 18 Jul 2008Maes Y Gwaelod Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NA
Received 13 Aug 2009Caergymrig Farmhouse Garth Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TJ
Received 2 Feb 2011Awelon Maesteg Road Llangynwyd Maesteg CF34 9SN
Received 13 Feb 20138 Dyffryn Oaks Drive Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6LZ
Received 20 Dec 2007Junction of Heol Yr Afon/Quarella Road, Bridgend
Received 15 May 202516 Pentwyn Road Pencoed CF35 6SB
Received 24 May 202212 Blaen Y Fro Penprysg Pencoed Cf35 5Ry
Received 20 Jul 2005Thornfield Mews (Garage Site) Penyfai Bridgend
Received 15 Jan 200413 Llys Briallen, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2BG
Received 27 Jun 202597 Ystrad Fawr, Bridgend, CF31 4HW
Received 15 Apr 2025St John's Priory Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend CF31 3NG
Received 6 Mar 201214 Parc Tyn Y Waun Llangynwyd Maesteg
Received 28 Jun 2004Crud Yr Awel, Bettws Road, Bettws, Bridgend, CF32 8TA
Received 30 Jun 202666 Coychurch Road Pencoed CF35 5NA
Received 16 Oct 201877 Westward Place Llangewydd Court Bridgend CF31 4XB
Received 1 Sept 2015Hmp & Yo1 Parc Prison Heol Hopcyn John Bridgend CF35 6AP
Received 24 May 200732 Commercial Street Maesteg Cf34 9Dh
Received 5 Jan 200429 Beach Road Pyle CF33 6AR
Received 8 Nov 201626 Hutchwns Close, Porthcawl, CF36 3LD
Received 12 Sept 202521 Priory Gardens Bridgend CF31 3LB
Received 14 Sept 20189 Morris Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9EL
Received 16 Apr 2012Records 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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