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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Bracken Way, Litchard, Bridgend, CF31 1YQ
Received 3 Dec 202425 Vernon Street Bridgend Cf31 1Tq
Received 24 Jun 2004Bridgend Retail Park Cowbridge Road Bridgend Cf31 3Xx
Received 26 Apr 2004131 St John Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7BB
Received 11 Jul 2022Bridgend Creamery Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend Cf31 3Rl
Received 1 Mar 2007Bethany Chapel Oakfield Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7SR
Received 13 Apr 20123 Upper Law Street Ffordd Y Gyfraith Cefn Cribbwr Bridgend
Received 13 Apr 20043 Heather Close Sarn Bridgend CF32 9SD
Received 26 Jun 2008Angelton Hall Angelton Road Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4LL
Received 17 Nov 2020Derwen Cottages Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF35 6HD
Received 21 Jan 2015Plot 1 Abergarw Farm site Brynmenyn Bridgend
Received 9 Mar 20178 Nant Yr Adar Llangewydd Court Bridgend CF31 4TY
Received 11 Jan 201923 Clos Santes Fair Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Ll
Received 5 May 2004Site of Cafe Locks Common Road Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3HU
Received 17 Aug 201819 Cae Canol Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Rs
Received 20 Mar 2006Coytrahen House Coytrahen Lane (from A4063 to Bettws Road) Coytrahen CF32 8YS
Received 28 Oct 20202 Glan yr Afon Maesteg CF34 9HU
Received 29 Nov 2018Land Adj To 43 Duffryn Road Former Caersalem Chapel Duffryn Rd, Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Sh
Received 23 Jan 2007102 Tremains Court Brackla Bridgend
Received 23 Oct 2003Land South Of The Nicholls Arms Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 0EP
Received 1 Jul 2009113 Ffordd Yr Eglwys North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4NS
Received 23 Jul 2015Ty Gwyn Spencer Road Coity Bridgend CF35 6AS
Received 13 Feb 20137 Laleston Court Laleston CF32 0HG
Received 3 Apr 20199 Caldy Close Porthcawl CF36 3QL
Received 24 Oct 2017Records 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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