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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.
7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Glynstell Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3NN
Received 12 Aug 202215 Pangbourne Close Porthcawl CF36 3NL
Received 20 Nov 2017Land behind North Road (opposite Coychurch Pavillion, off B4181) Bridgend Industrial Estate CF35 5NS
Received 18 Jun 20211 Preswylfa Court Bridgend CF31 3NX
Received 25 Apr 2018The Willows Moelgilau Bettws Bridgend CF32 8UH
Received 8 Jan 200953 Pyle Inn Way Pyle Bridgend CF33 6LP
Received 24 Jan 2023Typica Farm Meadows Cefn Carfan Road Bryncethin CF32 9JF
Received 19 Oct 202110 De Londres Close Porthcawl CF36 3JE
Received 24 May 201323 Lime Tree Way Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AU
Received 25 Apr 20081 Pant Hirgoed Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Yd
Received 19 Oct 2005Rhos Celyn Litchard Terrace Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PL
Received 11 Aug 2009Land East Of Heol Las Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6YP
Received 12 Apr 2010N.E. Of Penycae House Spion Kop Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Bt
Received 20 Oct 200519 Coed Caer Odin Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4TN
Received 19 May 2015Flat 4 Gaylard Buildings Court Road Bridgend CF31 1BD
Received 29 Oct 200915 Cornelius Close South Cornelly CF33 4RQ
Received 14 Dec 201699 High Street Laleston Bridgend CF32 0HL
Received 31 Oct 20233 Wyndham Crescent Bridgend CF31 3DW
Received 7 Mar 20162 Bryn Awelon Bridgend CF31 4DP
Received 14 Jun 2013181 West Road Nottage Porthcawl CF36 3RT
Received 13 Feb 2024Land R/O Former Oddfellows Arms Tonna Road Maesteg Cf34 0Ru
Received 10 Nov 2006Plot 12, Andrew's Close Off Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend Cf32 9Ef
Received 14 Oct 2005Maesteg Road (Layby) Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9LD
Received 31 Aug 2007Plas Y Marlais Ffordd Y Gyfraith Cefn Cribwr Bridgend CF33 0BS
Received 20 May 2014Records 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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