Understanding planning · 13 min read
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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 61 Duffryn Oaks Pencoed Bridgend
Received 2 Sept 2004Bryneithin Crown Road Maesteg CF34 0LN
Received 28 Feb 2018138 Newton Nottage Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5EE
Received 21 Mar 2014Ford Motor Company Bridgend Engine Plant Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PJ
Received 11 Apr 2018Island Farm Site Bridgend
Received 13 Feb 2009Plots 4000 and 3000 Central Park, Western Avenue Bridgend Industrial Estate CF31 3RH
Received 25 Oct 20244 Taylor Road Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PP
Received 30 May 200786 Beach Road Porthcawl CF36 5NE
Received 20 May 2019Victoria House 38 Dunraven Place Bridgend CF31 1JB
Received 16 Feb 2010Waun Wen Bettws Road Llangeinor CF32 8PH
Received 14 Nov 20172 Brynhyfryd Bryngarn Road Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NE
Received 6 Feb 2012The Lodge Glynogwr Bridgend CF35 6EL
Received 15 Sept 201019 Rest Bay Close Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 3Un
Received 21 Apr 200559 Heol Y Bardd Bridgend Cf31 4Tb
Received 6 Feb 200492 Glenwood Close Coychurch Bridgend CF35 5EU
Received 2 Apr 20127 Danygraig Avenue Porthcawl CF36 5AA
Received 5 Aug 2014Garden Of 40 Mervyn Way Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Jh
Received 12 Jul 200647 Redlands Close Pencoed CF35 6YU
Received 25 Sept 2023Land East of the A48 (Crack Hill) Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5AU
Received 6 Apr 202039 & 39A Gloucester Buildings Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8DW
Received 25 Jun 201021 Long Acre Drive, Nottage, Porthcawl Cf36 3Sb
Received 24 Jun 2005Former Ogmore Constituency Labour Party Social Club Elm Crescent Bryntirion CF31 4EA
Received 16 Nov 2017Tyn Y Coed Surgery 20 Merfield Close Bryncethin Bridgend CF32 9SW
Received 8 May 201444 Pant Morfa Porthcawl CF36 5EN
Received 1 Aug 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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