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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.
7,600 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Fire Station Pandy Park Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Re
Received 29 Jun 200748 Penprysg Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6RH
Received 5 May 2026Land To South Of St Illtyds Road Cefn Glas CF31 4JY
Received 18 Dec 201519 Church Bell Sound Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QH
Received 16 Nov 2010Bridgend Retail Park Waterton Bridgend Cf31 3Xx
Received 2 Apr 200714-16 Y Wern Bettws Bridgend CF32 8RR
Received 8 Apr 2013Maes Y Dderwen Picton Place Maesteg CF34 0HS
Received 21 Oct 20204 Dunlin Close, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3UA
Received 20 Nov 202494 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Ne
Received 31 Aug 200414 Hazel Mead, Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 9AQ
Received 18 Feb 2025The Grange Neath Road Maesteg CF34 9PL
Received 10 Apr 20149 New Road Porthcawl CF36 5DL
Received 11 Jan 201792 Heol West Plas Coity Bridgend Cf35 6Ba
Received 21 Jan 2004Penymynydd Farm, Maesteg Cf34 9Pu
Received 26 May 200543 Llys Faen Bridgend CF31 1LA
Received 24 Feb 200946 Pant Hirwaun Heol-Y-Cyw Bridgend Cf35 6Hh
Received 24 Sept 200313 Bridge Street Kenfig Hill CF33 6DB
Received 24 Jan 201812 Elder Drive Newton Porthcawl CF36 5RH
Received 21 Feb 202455 Elm Crescent Bryntirion Bridgend CF31 4EP
Received 29 Feb 20167 Adare Street Bridgend Cf31 1Et
Received 21 Mar 2006Block B Unit C12 Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RT
Received 1 Nov 20186 Heol Gadlys Litchard Bridgend Cf31 1Pd
Received 22 Jun 2005Bryngarn, 9 Pen-Yr-Heol Pen-Y-Fai Bridgend Cf31 4Nd
Received 6 Mar 2007Land Adj. To Maesteg R.F.C., Llynfi Road Maesteg Cf34 9Ds
Received 2 Jun 2004Records 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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