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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Bakers Way Bryncethin Bridgend Cf32 9Rj
Received 16 Oct 200312 New Road Kenfig Hill Bridgend
Received 10 Nov 2004Bryncethin Playing Field Blackmill Road Bryncethin CF32 9YW
Received 18 Jan 201779 & 79A Nolton Street Bridgend CF31 3AE
Received 9 Feb 20264 Lowlands Close Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BU
Received 16 Sept 200958 Cuckoo St Pantygog Bridgend Cf32 8Dr
Received 16 Jun 2004Maes Yr Haf Keir Hardie Road Maesteg CF34 9NG
Received 7 Apr 2022Church Hall Mission Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0ND
Received 18 Jun 20092 Islington Road Cefn Glas Bridgend
Received 11 May 200583 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RR
Received 11 Feb 2011Former Coach House Adj. Danygraig Lodge Danygraig Hill Porthcawl
Received 7 Jul 20061 Heol y Nant Garth Maesteg CF34 0NX
Received 22 Oct 2020Land At Dunraven Business Park Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 3AP
Received 23 Apr 2012Veronica Cottage West Road Porthcawl CF36 3SR
Received 24 Mar 20147 Victoria Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3HG
Received 29 Jun 2026Bayside Guest House 70 Mackworth Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5BT
Received 3 Sept 2012Adj. 16 Trem Y Mor / 9 The Willows Brackla Bridgend
Received 24 Jun 2005Crown House 316 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PL
Received 9 Apr 200984 The Woodlands Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Jg
Received 20 Mar 2007Rear of 1-5 Parc Tyn y Waun Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 9RG
Received 24 Oct 2016Former Builders Yard Howell Street Nantymoel CF32 7RE
Received 24 Sept 2015Bryn Eglwys Mawdlam Bridgend Cf33 4Pp
Received 18 Apr 2006Job Centre Plus Market Street Bridgend CF31 1LL
Received 10 Dec 20186 Cae Canol Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Rs
Received 26 Apr 2005Records 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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