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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Owen G Motors site Dunraven Business Park Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 17 Apr 2018144 Waunscil Avenue Bridgend CF31 1TN
Received 28 Mar 2007141 Hendre Road Pencoed CF35 6TN
Received 12 Oct 202129 Well Street Laleston Bridgend
Received 5 Aug 2005Mid Glamorgan Provisions Ltd George Street Bridgend Ind Estate CF31 3TS
Received 14 Oct 201012 Kingfisher Close Brackla CF31 2NY
Received 13 Jan 20157 Greenmeadow Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BJ
Received 16 Mar 2015Land N.E. Of Maes Dewi Pritchard Brackla Ind. Estate Coity Bridgend Cf31 2Aj
Received 12 Jan 200711 Prince Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6ED
Received 16 May 2007Allotments Rear Brynheulog Brynmenyn Bridgend
Received 6 Aug 200811B The Retreat Porthcawl CF36 3RU
Received 3 Nov 201418 Upper Street Maesteg CF34 9DU
Received 10 Jun 2024Unit 4 Plot 11B Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle Bridgend Cf33 5Nu
Received 25 Aug 2004Laburnum Cottage Heol Spencer Coity CF35 6AS
Received 8 Apr 2020Land off Dyffryn Madoc Maesteg CF34 9RF
Received 12 Apr 2021Candleston Farm Tythegston Bridgend Cf32 0Nd
Received 19 Apr 2004Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Rest Bay, Porthcawl, CF36 3UW
Received 27 Jan 2026Old Council Depot Corbett Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend
Received 20 Apr 200967 St Michaels Way Brackla CF31 2BT
Received 4 Jul 20228 Mynydd Glas Nantyffyllon Maesteg CF34 0AF
Received 3 Sept 2021Land at Owen G Motors site Dunraven Business Park Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 6 Dec 2018Maesteg Town Hall Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 18 Sept 201822 Brynmawr Bettws CF32 8SD
Received 4 Apr 2017SJB Car Sales site Trews Field Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 4LH
Received 30 Oct 2023Records 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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