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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7,754 approved · 2,383 refused · 1,139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
28 Heol Y Goedwig Porthcawl CF36 5DU
Received 19 Feb 2020134 Highfields Brackla Bridgend CF31 2PE
Received 1 Jul 2014Lyndale, 13 Bryneglwys Avenue Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NN
Received 8 Jan 20147 Llwyn Derwen North Cornelly Bridgend CF33 4BH
Received 3 May 200713 Westward Place Llangewydd Court Bridgend Cf31 4Xa
Received 22 Sept 2006'Springfield' Bryncoch Road Sarn Bridgend Cf32 9Pa
Received 9 Aug 2004Lee & Turner Ltd Waterton Lane Waterton Bridgend CF31 3UZ
Received 28 Jan 20112 Sker Walk Nottage Porthcawl Cf36 3Ra
Received 8 Jul 2005Land East School Tce/Ty Meinwr Ave Blaengarw Bridgend
Received 28 Jul 2008Mid Glam. Dental Lab. Adj 17 Penybont Road Pencoed CF35 5PU
Received 20 Nov 2015Units 6 & 7 Heol Ty Gwyn Industrial Estate Maesteg CF34 0BQ
Received 10 Mar 2017The Rest Convalescent Home Rest Bay Porthcawl CF36 3UW
Received 28 Oct 20163 Lower Adare Street Pontycymmer CF32 8LW
Received 3 Jun 2020Site 1: Grass verge adjoining Halo Recreation Centre, fronting Angel Street; Site 2: Grass verge to west side of Minerva Street, Waunscil Ave & High View junction; Site 3: Grass verge at Langenau Strasse eastern end, next to footpath access to South Street, Bridgend
Received 18 Jul 202415 Gwaun Coed Brackla Bridgend Cf31 2Hs
Received 4 Apr 2005Land at Newlands Avenue Brackla Industrial Estate Bridgend CF31 2AG
Received 30 Jan 2026171 New Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5DD
Received 14 Jun 20134 Priory Close Bridgend Cf31 3Lw
Received 4 Jul 20064 Great Western Avenue Bridgend Cf31 1Nn
Received 21 Oct 2004The Old Bakery 6 St Christophers Court Coity Bridgend CF35 6DB
Received 13 Dec 201210 St Johns Drive Newton Porthcawl Bridgend
Received 29 Mar 200426 Coed y Cadno Penyfai CF31 4GA
Received 28 May 201926 Beach Road Porthcawl Bridgend CF36 5NH
Received 7 Nov 201148 Coychurch Road Bridgend CF31 2AP
Received 8 Feb 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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