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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Tremains Court Brackla CF31 2SR
Received 30 Jul 2021One Stop Stores, Heol Fach North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4HY
Received 26 Mar 2014Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd Bridgend Road Llangynwyd CF34 9RW
Received 9 Jan 202430 Llangewydd Road Bryntirion CF31 4JW
Received 16 Feb 2021Bridgend Paper Mills (WEPA) A4063 Llangynwyd CF34 9RS
Received 12 Mar 2020Ogmore Vale Post Office 46 High Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7AD
Received 8 Jan 201323 Heol Shon Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF32 0BG
Received 28 Oct 202071 Fulmar Road, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3PW
Received 12 Nov 202556 Honeysuckle Way, Brackla, Bridgend, CF31 2NT
Received 22 Jan 202619 Chestnut Drive, Newton, Porthcawl, CF36 5AD
Received 6 Feb 202559 Brynteg Avenue, Bridgend, CF31 3EL
Received 14 Oct 2025Hunters Lodge Church Acre Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Jt
Received 26 Jun 200643 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg
Received 23 Nov 2005Fairways Hotel West Drive Porthcawl Cf36 3Ls
Received 26 May 2004Land west of J38 of the M4 Margam SA13 2NU
Received 27 Oct 2022Land East Of Abercerdin Road Adj Ogwr Fach River Evanstown CF39 8RP
Received 30 Oct 2014The White Building 31a York Road Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3TB
Received 13 Jun 201937 Llys Pentre Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DY
Received 23 Nov 200738 West Road Bridgend CF31 4HD
Received 3 Apr 2008Cornelly Quarry Heol Y Splott South Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4RR
Received 20 Dec 2007Land off Meadow Rise/Badgers Brook Brackla CF31 2QS
Received 18 Dec 2020Garw Valley Community Route Garw Valley Bridgend
Received 24 Dec 2010Grass Verge Heol Cynwyd Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9TB
Received 31 Aug 20073 Llan Road Llangynwyd Maesteg Cf34 9Td
Received 20 Jul 2006Records 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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