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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Whitethorne Drive Plot A Briarfields Brackla, Bridgend
Received 10 Feb 2005Land west of Heol Ty Maen Cefn Glas CF31 4QF
Received 9 Oct 201987 The Avenue Pontycymer Bridgend CF32 8LY
Received 14 Mar 2012Land Adj 66/68 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend Cf32 9Ap
Received 6 Sept 200514 St Brides Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9PY
Received 29 May 2012217 West Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3RT
Received 8 Jun 200711 Greenfields Avenue Bridgend CF31 4SR
Received 8 Jun 2009Caergymrig Farm Maesteg Bridgend CF34 0TJ
Received 1 Jun 2009Lower Waun Davy, Heol Llan, Coity, Bridgend
Received 10 Nov 200313 Dingle Nook Ogmore Vale Bridgend Cf32 7Hh
Received 8 Jan 20079 Alma Road Maesteg Bridgend CF34 9AN
Received 4 Nov 2010Land At Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AN
Received 11 Apr 201623 Sandymeers Porthcawl CF36 5LP
Received 30 Nov 2018Woodland House 2 Leckwith Rise Bridgend CF31 4HB
Received 28 Jul 201546 Park Street Bridgend Cf31 4Az
Received 22 Apr 2005Angelton House Off Bridgend Road Penyfai CF31 4LL
Received 26 Sept 201421 Tre Newydd Kenfig Hill CF33 6EZ
Received 26 Jul 20175 Heol Cerdin Maesteg CF34 9GG
Received 20 Feb 2018Former Ambulance Hall Newcastle Hill Bridgend CF31 4EY
Received 12 Dec 2022Cae Gof Playing Fields Cefn Road Cefn Cribbwr CF32 0AL
Received 3 Jul 2024Brynsiriol Nicholls Road Coytrahen CF32 0EP
Received 8 Jul 2026Plot 19 Abergarw Meadow Abergarw Bridgend CF32 9LH
Received 13 Jan 202174 Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Bu
Received 13 Jun 2005Pyllau House Coytrahen Bridgend CF32 0DH
Received 16 Oct 2012Records 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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