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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.
7,602 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 6 Abergarw Meadow (next to 19 Abergarw Meadow) Brynmenyn CF32 8YG
Received 10 Feb 20233B Picton Street Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0EW
Received 18 Jul 200855 Angel Way North Cornelly CF33 4PB
Received 26 Jul 2024Crossfit Penybont 4/5 George Street Bridgend Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3TS
Received 28 Mar 2013Newbridge Farm House Off Merthyr Mawr Road Bridgend Cf31 3Pn
Received 26 Aug 2004Clivoyra New Road Brynmenyn Bridgend CF32 9LL
Received 6 Sept 2010Cae Gof Playing Fields Cefn Road Cefn Cribwr Bridgend Cf32 0Aa
Received 16 Feb 200712 Brook Street Bridgend Cf31 1Hg
Received 10 Sept 200787 Skylark Road/Ffordd Yr Ehedydd North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4PD
Received 16 Jan 2012Land off Cwmdu Road Garth Maesteg (Near CF34 0RX)
Received 14 Nov 202474 Eleanor Close Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Rd
Received 21 Jul 200527 Village Farm Ind Estate Pyle CF33 6BL
Received 23 Dec 201324 The Whimbrels Porthcawl CF36 3TR
Received 21 Oct 2015Land At Moor Road Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend
Received 21 Jan 200939 Alma Road Maesteg Cf34 9An
Received 17 Dec 2004Freeschool Court Evangelical Church & Sparesworld Free School Court Bridgend CF31 3AG
Received 17 Feb 202010 Caer Newydd Brackla Bridgend CF31 2JZ
Received 8 Nov 2022Blackmill Service Station, Blackmill, Bridgend, CF35 6DR
Received 7 May 202520,20A & 20B Queen Street Bridgend Cf31 1Hx
Received 15 Aug 2003Land At Pencoed Tech Park Pencoed Bridgend
Received 14 May 2007Ty Carreg Bryncoch Bryncethin CF32 9YB
Received 25 Apr 2018Land west of former Ogmore Vale Bakery site Abergarw Industrial Estate Brynmenyn CF32 9LW
Received 4 Jul 2017Land South Of Bryneglwys Ave Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Nn
Received 27 Sept 20065 Duffryn Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Jl
Received 5 Apr 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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