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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.
7,754 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Parkfields Penyfai CF31 4NQ
Received 11 Dec 202016 Riverside Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9DA
Received 4 Oct 202248 Bryn Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 9EF
Received 7 Jun 20073 Whitehart Cottage Llan Road Llangynwyd Bridgend CF34 9SE
Received 31 Dec 201356 Hookland Road Porthcawl Bridgend Cf36 5Sg
Received 19 Jan 2006Pavillion Locks Lane Porthcawl Cf36 3Hy
Received 9 Feb 2007Garth Park Playing Fields and Pavilion Bridgend Road Garth Maesteg CF34 0NE
Received 24 Oct 20251 Sunny Bank Ogmore Vale CF32 7DA
Received 17 May 2021Unit 2 Maesteg Road Tondu CF32 9RB
Received 4 May 201611 Albany Road Pontycymmer Bridgend CF32 8HE
Received 27 May 20162 Anglesey Way Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Tl
Received 8 Sept 20067 & 8 Talbot Street Maesteg CF34 9BT
Received 26 Nov 20243 St John's Drive Newton Porthcawl Cf36 5Pw
Received 27 May 200544 Maerdy Park Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5HX
Received 19 Sept 2013Porthcawl Primary School Meadow Lane Porthcawl Cf36 5Ey
Received 16 Apr 2007Mynydd Y Gelli Wind Farm Abergwnfi Port Talbot
Received 14 Feb 2011Highfields Derllwyn Road Tondu CF32 9HD
Received 17 Nov 20155 Orchard Drive Porthcawl Cf36 5Rf
Received 13 Feb 2007Land to the North of The M4 and West of Heol Y Cyw Bridgend
Received 23 Apr 2026Cosy Corner Porthcawl Harbourside Porthcawl CF36 3YR
Received 23 Dec 20196 Iestyn Court Brocastle Bridgend CF35 5FG
Received 7 Jun 2010Brynllefrith Farm Coegnant Road Maesteg CF34 0TN
Received 24 Oct 2022Unit 2 The Brogden Building John Street Porthcawl CF36 3BA
Received 31 Jul 2009Pos Area L2c Parc Derwen Coity Bridgend CF35 6BP
Received 18 Nov 2011Records 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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