Planning application
53 Fenton Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DW
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of property as 2 flats
As published by the council, reference P/25/344/LAE
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/344/LAE
- Type
- Cert. of lawfulness Existing
- Status
- Under consideration
- Received
- 2 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2025
- Parish
- Porthcawl Town Council
- Postcode
- CF36 3DW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bridgend register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024.
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P/24/797/FUL Awaiting decision
53 Fenton Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DW
Retention of change of use from dwelling into 2 flats, and new first floor rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2025
Received by Bridgend
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22 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bridgend took a median of 82 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bridgend for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bridgend decided lawful development applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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53 Fenton Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DW
87% historically approved · decision due ~5 May
Retention of change of use from dwelling into 2 flats, and new first floor rear extension
Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Extension 7 docsSeveral homes -
16 Suffolk Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3EA
Retention of part of unauthorised single storey extension and removal of the remainder of the unauthorised single storey extension
Granted Full applications Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
Gilgal Baptist Church Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Vary conditions 1 and 2 of P/19/884/FUL to refer to amended plans
Granted Conditions 12 docs -
2 Fairfax Crescent, Porthcawl, CF36 3EN
Retention of single storey side extension
Granted Full applications Extension 8 docsSmall domestic -
1 Park Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3EP
Single storey extension to rear/side of property
Granted Full applications Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
7 Victoria Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3HG
87% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep
Single storey rear extension
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 11 docsSmall domestic
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