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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7,607 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Chorleywood Close Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Eu
Received 5 May 2004South West Wood Products site Heol Llan Coity CF35 6BU
Received 17 Aug 2021Land At The Elms West End Ave Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3SS
Received 5 Oct 200960 Fairfield Avenue Maesteg CF34 9LW
Received 11 May 2021Former Rest Convalescent Hotel Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 31 Mar 20176 Cae Derwen Litchard CF31 1PY
Received 29 Jun 20204 Squire Drive Brynmenyn Industrial Estate CF32 9TX
Received 8 Jul 201636 Mount Earl Bridgend Cf31 3Eu
Received 16 Nov 200519 Heol Onnen North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4DT
Received 6 Oct 2008Sainsbury's Supermarket The Derwen Cefn Hirgoed Bridgend CF32 9ST
Received 6 Apr 2017Ford Motor Co Ltd Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3PJ
Received 24 May 2013Char-Beck Barn Bryngwenith Farm Rhiwceiliog Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6NT
Received 29 Feb 2008121 Graham Avenue Penyfai CF31 4NP
Received 16 Aug 20217 Heol Ty Sant Litchard Bridgend CF31 1PB
Received 8 May 2009Flat 4 Gaylard Buildings Court Road Bridgend Cf31 1Bd
Received 6 Nov 2006Coity Primary School Heol-Yr-Ysgol Coity CF35 6BL
Received 20 Jan 2016Land Off Parc Crescent Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3XU
Received 19 Oct 2016Highway Verge Aldenham Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5PG
Received 27 Jan 201226 Moorlands Road Bridgend Cf31 3Dr
Received 2 Aug 20043 St Nicholas Road Bridgend CF31 1RT
Received 4 Feb 200823 Llan Road, Cwmfelin, Maesteg, CF34 9HN
Received 19 Mar 20253-11 Elder Street (odds) Bridgend CF31 1AF
Received 16 Aug 201792 Heol Croesty Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 5Lt
Received 11 Jan 2005Orchard Cottage Church Street Porthcawl CF36 5NP
Received 11 Aug 2017Records 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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