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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7,595 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
43 Commercial Street Maesteg CF34 9DH
Received 23 Jul 201523 Pen Y Fro Pencoed CF35 6JG
Received 22 Jul 2020Victoria Street Pontycymmer Bridgend Cf32 8Lr
Received 1 Apr 200532 Rest Bay Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UN
Received 11 Jul 2025Unit 5 Castle View Bridgend CF31 1NJ
Received 23 Jan 20172 Heol Faen, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0JA
Received 28 May 202526 Llan Road, Cwmfelin, Maesteg, CF34 9HN
Received 17 Feb 202653 Ty Gwyn Drive Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Qg
Received 21 Nov 2005Land At Heol Cae Defaid Maesteg CF34 0DX
Received 12 Sept 2014Mayville Bryneglwys Avenue Newton Porthcawl CF36 5NN
Received 15 Oct 20219 Swn Yr Adar Cavendish Park, Penyfai, Bridgend Cf31 4Ge
Received 17 Jun 2004Percy House 18 Lias Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AH
Received 1 Jul 2008Cefn Gelli Farm Bettws Road Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PH
Received 8 Nov 2010Land South Of Haulfryn Ffordd Y Gyfraith Bridgend CF32 0BS
Received 1 Dec 2010Carey Baptist Church Adj 5&7 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Bn
Received 5 Jul 200618 Talbot Terrace Maesteg CF34 9YA
Received 31 Mar 20159 Jubilee Gardens Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5TB
Received 14 Apr 201066 Heol Bryncwils Sarn Bridgend CF32 9UE
Received 29 Jan 2010Maesteg Town Hall Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9DA
Received 15 Nov 201626 Ysbryd Y Coed Penyfai Bridgend CF31 4GF
Received 24 Oct 2012Cricket Pavilion Playing Fields Locks Lane Porthcawl CF36 3HY
Received 16 Dec 202130 Cae Ganol Porthcawl Cf36 3Rs
Received 26 Nov 200418 Rathbone Terrace Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0YL
Received 31 Jan 2011Merlin House 94 Cefn Road Cefn Cribbwr Bridend Cf32 0Ah
Received 27 Feb 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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