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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Harpen House Llangynwyd Village Maesteg Cf34 9Sb
Received 14 May 200472 Cae Gwyllt Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5FF
Received 4 Jul 201877 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3EY
Received 15 Nov 20116 Kenfig Mews Off 11 High Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DR
Received 7 May 20133 Min Y Coed Brackla Bridgend CF31 2AF
Received 1 Oct 2010Ty Ellis 14 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HG
Received 1 Mar 20212 Sandymeers Porthcawl CF36 5LP
Received 18 Sept 2019Plot A5-2 Blandy Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend Cf32 7Nr
Received 30 Mar 2007Atlantic Plastics Ltd. Coytrahene Close Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AX
Received 23 Dec 202414 Hilary Way Porthcawl CF36 3SE
Received 23 Feb 201522 Bredenbury Gardens Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Ny
Received 21 Feb 200618 Maes Yr Eirlys Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5DG
Received 16 May 2019130 Newton Nottage Road Newton Porthcawl CF36 5EE
Received 14 Aug 20246 Phyllis Avenue Bridgend CF31 3DD
Received 24 Nov 2015Dunes Bryneglwys Avenue Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Nn
Received 1 Sept 20032 Penybryn Road Brynmenyn Bridgend Cf32 9Ht
Received 18 Mar 2005Plots 71-75 & 75A Austin Close Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 3 Dec 2007335A New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PH
Received 3 Oct 200759/61 John Street Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3AY
Received 21 Jun 2012Land At Parc Stormy Stormy Down Bridgend
Received 3 Jul 201413 St James Crescent Pyle Bridgend CF33 6BG
Received 13 Mar 201246 Maes Y Cadno Coity Bridgend CF35 6DF
Received 24 Oct 2024Former Ysgol Bryn Castell site Llangewydd Road Bridgend CF31 4JP
Received 13 Jan 2023Seahouse 15 West Drive Porthcawl CF36 3LS
Received 10 May 2021Records 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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