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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.
7,753 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Dec 2001 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tennis Centre Island Farm site Ewenny Road Bridgend CF31 3LG
Received 15 Jan 2024Unit 2 Horsfair Road Waterton Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 3YN
Received 11 Dec 20152 Hill Street Ogmore Vale Bridgend CF32 7EP
Received 17 May 2007Sea View Farm Pyle Road Porthcawl CF36 5TB
Received 22 Nov 2019Heol Ty Maen Cefn Glas CF31 4QF
Received 13 Aug 2015Land At Craig Y Aber Forest Cefn Cribwr Bridgend
Received 10 May 2012Harbour Bar & Kitchen Unit 1 The Jennings Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 3BN
Received 23 Aug 2017156 Heol Ty Gwyn Nantyffyllon Maesteg Cf34 0At
Received 15 Mar 2005Cwm Risca Farm Tondu Bridgend CF32 0EH
Received 2 Sept 200870 Ystrad Fawr Bridgend CF31 4HW
Received 19 Aug 2013J Watts Body Repairs 7 Squire Drive Brynmenyn Industrial Estate CF32 9TX
Received 1 Apr 201931 Fairplace Close (Clos Manteg) Broadlands Bridgend CF31 5BY
Received 17 May 20186 Crown Rise, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0JY
Received 13 Aug 202533 West Street Maesteg Cf34 9Af
Received 26 May 200522 Bridge Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Dd
Received 3 Feb 2006High Tor 54A Rest Bay Close Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 3UN
Received 6 Jun 2011Trinity Chapel Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5RA
Received 14 Dec 2021Rear Garden Of 29 Orchard Drive Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5RB
Received 7 Apr 201014 Cefn Nant Pencoed Bridgend Cf35 6Je
Received 23 Aug 2006The Rest Former Convalescent Hotel Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UP
Received 4 Sept 201917 Llwyn Helig Kenfig Hill Bridgend Cf33 6Hn
Received 15 Jul 2004Stormy Down Anaerobic Digestion Facility Stormy Down CF33 4RS
Received 25 Mar 201953 Fenton Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DW
Received 20 Dec 202449 Ewenny Road Maesteg CF34 9TR
Received 28 Apr 2014Records 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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