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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
148 Victoria Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3HA
Received 4 Nov 2024Siderise Insulation Unit 2 Forge Industrial Estate Maesteg CF34 0AH
Received 10 Aug 2021Land south of self storage unit Main Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate CF31 2AG
Received 11 Feb 2020Ty Wrth Y Coed Merthyr Mawr Bridgend Cf32 0Nu
Received 25 Aug 2006Taith Newydd (Glanrhyd Hospital) Tondu Road Pen-y-fai CF31 4LN
Received 16 Jul 202531-35 Caroline Street Bridgend Cf31 1Dw
Received 23 Dec 201049 High Street Laleston CF32 0HL
Received 20 Jul 2021121 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg Cf34 0Pd
Received 19 Sept 200562 Anglesey Way Nottage Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3PQ
Received 26 Mar 200831 Ogwy Street Nantymoel CF32 7SG
Received 2 Oct 201414 Cherrytree Avenue Porthcawl Cf36 5Rd
Received 11 Jul 2006Waterton Grange Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend CF31 3YW
Received 5 Sept 2013Supermarket Trecco Bay Holiday Park Porthcawl CF36 5NG
Received 5 Jul 202159 Park View Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9HF
Received 18 Nov 2009Maesteg Outdoor Market Square Off Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BY
Received 9 Feb 201625 The Burrows Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5AJ
Received 20 Mar 2013101 Cwrt Coed Parc Maesteg Cf34 9Dr
Received 4 Oct 20058 Warwick Crescent Porthcawl Cf36 3Lr
Received 1 Mar 20049 Gwelfor Cefn Cribwr CF32 0BL
Received 18 Aug 2014Greenmeadow Inn Green Meadow Terrace Llangeinor Bridgend CF32 8PD
Received 13 Mar 20139 Garon Terrace Nantymoel Bridgend CF32 7RH
Received 18 Sept 2013St Cynwyds Church/Cemetery Llan Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9SB
Received 7 Jan 200918 Adare Street Evanstown Porth CF39 8RU
Received 4 May 2011Ty Wrth Yr Eglwys Glynogwr Blackmill Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 6 Oct 2008Records 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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