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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.
7,605 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
R/O 55 Suffolk Place Porthcawl Cf36 3Eb
Received 6 Apr 20053 Islington Road Cefn Glas Bridgend CF31 4QY
Received 26 Jul 202220 Clos Y Waun Brackla CF31 2QN
Received 6 Dec 2017Caergymrig Farm Garth Maesteg Cf34 0Tg
Received 27 Nov 200678 Heol Y Mynydd Sarn CF32 9UT
Received 15 Aug 202262 Craiglas Llangeinor Bridgend Cf32 8Nt
Received 6 Oct 200531 Philip Avenue Bridgend Cf31 4Dh
Received 27 Oct 200549 St John Street Ogmore Vale CF32 7BA
Received 3 Jul 202350 Bryneglwys Gardens Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PR
Received 26 Sept 200814 Anglesey Way, Nottage, Porthcawl, CF36 3TL
Received 10 Mar 20255 Heol Y Graig Newton Porthcawl CF36 5PB
Received 20 Oct 2015Western Power Tremains Road Bridgend CF31 1TZ
Received 24 Mar 20093 Restway Gardens, Bridgend, CF31 4HY
Received 3 Dec 202428 Locks Lane, Porthcawl, CF36 3HY
Received 9 Sept 2025Tynewdd House Fountain Terrace Bettws Bridgend Cf32 8Td
Received 19 Mar 20045 Charles Avenue, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 6SJ
Received 10 Oct 202539 Monk Road Pyle Bridgend CF33 6HT
Received 2 Jan 20246 Pant Hendre Pencoed CF35 6LN
Received 4 Jul 2017Land At Rear Of Tynewydd Row Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Eh
Received 18 Aug 2006Bettws Football Club Heol Richard Price Bettws Cf32 8Sg
Received 28 Jun 20047 Davies Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3NW
Received 16 Apr 2024The Fountain Inn 1 Park Road Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 0Ew
Received 24 Jun 20051 Heol Fach Sarn CF32 9UY
Received 6 Aug 2019144 Merlin Crescent Cefn Glas Bridgend Cf31 4Qn
Received 13 Sept 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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